10 Reasons to Volunteer
10. It's good for you! Volunteering provides physical and mental rewards including reducing stress and depression, as well as strengthening the immune system.9. It saves resources. Volunteering provides valuable community services so more money can be spent on local improvements.The estimated value of a volunteer's time is $20.25 per hour.
8. Volunteers gain professional experience. Internships are a great way to gain professional experience and improve skills as you test out a career.
7. It brings people together. As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people, as well as other volunteers who share the same interests and passions as you. Plus, it is a great way to team build with co-workers, and spend quality time with friends and family.
6. It promotes personal growth and self esteem. Understanding community needs helps foster empathy and self-efficacy.
5. Volunteering strengthens your community. As a volunteer you help support families, improve schools, help the sick and elderly, support youth, and beautify the community (beach and park cleanups)
4. You learn a lot. Volunteers learn things about their own hidden talents and interests, as well as gain knowledge of local resources available to solve community needs.
3. You get a chance to give back. People like to support community resources that they use themselves or that benefit people they care about.
2. Volunteering encourages civic responsibility. Community service and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it.
1. You make a difference. Every person counts! If 1,000 people gave 10 hours over 10 weeks, we would see 10,000 hours of community change.
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