A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielMy cousin is a big baseball fan and always has been. When he was in high school, he started volunteering for a program called Buddy Baseball. Buddy Baseball allows kids with mental disabilities to have the same joyful experience...

A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonIn the beginning, Jenn started helping out easy with whatever odd tasks they needed doing. It would take only a little time to take a couple of dogs on a walk, donate some dog food, or take a dog to a vet appointment. Soon however,...

Live Oak Adult Day CareA volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphAs a volunteer at Live Oak Adult Day Care Center I helped to take care of roughly eighteen to twenty seniors at a time. Basically the adult care center is essentially a daycare for seniors living...

A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonRobert was fortunate enough that he was able to volunteer for this experience at his leisure out of the goodness of his heart (and his professional ambition) instead of being required to complete it as part of a court mandate or as...

Literacy AustinA volunteering story by: Chris ClasonIn 10th grade, Lily Clason volunteered for several months at an organization called Literacy Austin, building a library database for their new large collection of donated books. For several weeks, Lily entered the...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielI interviewed one of my friends from high school who went to South America during spring break to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. This is what he had to say. In college, I became involved in my university’s alternative...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smith The Animal Rescue of Tracy requires their volunteers to do a lot of hard, rewarding work. The job entails a lot of responsibility to be able to handle it. Shelbee got assigned an adorable, little mutt to take care of for about...

HoopstarzA volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphTyler’s Gomes’ job in Hoopstarz was and still is a counselor in charge of teaching young children ages eight to fourteen to play basketball. During Tyler’s time volunteering as a summer camp counselor for...

A volunteering story by: narie phaneHi my name is Marie and i feel that volunteering is a passionate thing. it should definitely be be done more often. im from haiti originally and i got a chance to live better life. i think everyone who's less fortunate would want an...

Goodwill A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonIn the beginning, I was placed outside in the back taking donations. I assume that they chose me for this position both because I was a young guy with a strong back, and because I had not yet proved my useful skills beyond...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielEmily decided to find a way to give back. She was surprised to see how many opportunities there were to use her graphic design skills to help others. She found a posting from American Cancer Society looking for a virtual...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smith Kaiser Permanente is a hospital in which MacKenzie decided to volunteer at. The job required a lot of tedious tasks and long hours. She had to go around the hospital, at first, doing a whole bunch of small tasks, sort of like...

HoopstarzA volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphTyler’s Gomes’ job in Hoopstarz was and still is a counselor in charge of teaching young children ages eight to fourteen to play basketball. During Tyler’s time volunteering as a summer camp counselor for...

A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonWhen Matt chose to work for the forest service to complete his community service hours, he inwardly congratulated himself for selecting such a cushy job. The other kids would all be toiling away in hot warehouses sorting donations,...

Granite Bay High SchoolA volunteering story by: John Decker HughesJohn D. Hughes 02/21/15 Volunteering At Granite Bay High School Last April, I chose to share my story in front of the students and parents of Granite Bay High school. In December 2013, I was arrested...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielDavid Burns regularly helps out at the Salvation Army. Along with handling a full time job, David is currently studying to become a drug counselor for youth. "The youth are our future," he says. "That's where everything starts."...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smith Sierra joined together with members from her club soccer team to help out at this Hispanic school, Mariposa Academy. She did several different activities while helping out at the facility. Sierra reads many different stories to...

Harvest Food Bank (San Jose)A volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphWhile working at the Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose, California from 2010 to 2012 Meghan Zukin had the unique enough experience to be in charge of many things. First, in her first couple...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielLast year, one of my favorite parts of work was being in charge of a group of high schools students from low income areas that were looking to make a difference in the world. Growing up, I had very little experience with the...

Eagles Community Club A volunteering story by: Cole Hobert-SwansonThe Eagles Community Club is an organization based outta the Rocky mountains near Ogden, Utah. They combine multiple LDS communities during the summer at there camp site near a river that follows the...

United Way of King CountyA volunteering story by: Khalid SaliemAlharris loves to help others in any way he can. He sends money to his mom, helps his wife at home in cleaning the house, wash the dishes and encourages his two sons to do their school assignments. Outside...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smith Sarina was assigned many tasks at the Hospice of East Bay. She had to do a lot of retail-like things. Sarina had to do a lot of greetings and interactions with a bunch of different people. This was such an easy task for her...

Dance Marathon at Florida State UniversityA volunteering interview by: Alexander RandolphReid Nelson volunteered for the Dance Marathon at the Florida State University during March of 2014. The general explanation of this volunteer service is that for twenty four...

A volunteering story by: Chris ClasonSimon was pleasantly surprised to discover that unlike most of the other community service organizations where the work consisted mainly of cleaning or sorting donations, The Austin Yellow Bike Project had volunteers spending the...

Life, incA volunteering story by: Cole Hobert-SwansonDorothy Hobert is an amazing individual, she has cut hair in her own home for more than 30 years, raised 3 children, as well as 3 grand children. Everyday she is up early with her shop light on waiting for her next...

Delta Rehabilitation CenterA volunteering interview by: Khalid SaliemBalasim is a busy lady. She is working as a tutor in the local community of south Seattle. Also she worked as nurse assistant with a local health service provider. For her volunteering is a...

A volunteering story by: Jessica smith Brooke attended Liberty High School all four years, and truly had a passion for caring for the special needs kids there. She spent a lot of her time volunteering to help them out in several different ways. Brooke donated many...

Watermark ChurchA volunteering interview by: Lauren TallichetAbout a year ago, members of my church and I travelled to Mexico to build a couple houses for the less fortunate through Watermark Church. We dedicate our time and efforts in the city Tijuana. Arriving in...

A volunteering story by: Jeremy TecktielMy mom did many things for SuperSibs, but one of the biggest commitments was participating in a marathon. First and foremost, it is important to know my mother is the farthest thing from an athlete. When she was told there was a...

Feed my starving childrenA volunteering story by: AlanVolunteering at Feed My Starving Children is truly an amazing experience. As soon as you walk in to one of the locations you get a very welcoming feeling. Before you walk into the main room where the volunteer work...