by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Experiences, Stories, Volunteering
I was required to complete 80 hours of community service by May. I was running out of time to get them done. I had to worry about work, school, and just life in general. I thought “there has to be a way to complete them online, in my own spare time”. I...
by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Experiences, reflections, Volunteering
A volunteering story by: Luis E Espinosa-Zagal Re-member is an organization working to better the lives of Native Americans living on the Pine-Ridge Reservation. Volunteers from all over come to spend a week at the Re-Member site to help around the community. During...
by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Experiences, reflections, Volunteering
A volunteering story by: Diane Damplo There’s a beautiful bucolic sanctuary near where I live in La Costa, CA called the Batiquitos Lagoon. My husband and I are members of the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation which is chartered to preserve the area. Membership...
by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Experiences, reflections, Volunteering
A volunteering story by: Jeremy Tecktiel Tom didn’t know much about nonprofits, and he needed to choose a charity to donate his book sales. He knew that Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the leading organization in leukemia research, so he reached out to them...
by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Experiences, reflections, Volunteering
A volunteering story by: Jicole Martinez We went for eight weeks in May as part of a team coordinated by MSCH, a Religion based organization which has wide-ranging short-term service opportunities in many parts of the world. Under its aegis we had helped in Mexico in...
by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Experiences, Volunteering
A volunteering story by: Daniel Erickson When working with animals at a shelter like the Canine Adoption and Rescue League (C.A.R.L.), a very large and important part of the role is making sure that they are given the attention that a normal pet would have (or at...
