community service

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<p>i kind of feel stupid asking this, but i'm a little bit of a nose-in-the-book kind of person...... does anyone know what's good to do for community service? i'm sort of stupid when it comes to this stuff.....</p>

<p>if anyone can help, thanks!</p>

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<p>Help out at nursing homes is a great idea. Shut ins love youthful exuberance, and it is rewarding to work with those fogeys. Also volunteer at a food bank. You would be surprised how many families come into get a nice hot meal. It's not just single moms and alcoholic bums who freeload off of the shelters. If you are a male or a little older, volunteer at the local Veteran's hospital. Working with vets can give you a nice sense of well being, but the war flashbacks some of them have might freak you out if you are a woman or a girly man. Also look into library work or volunteering at the animal shelter (just don't get to attached to the animals, because it totally sucks nard when you become attached to a dog or cat and then they get sent to the incinerator)</p>

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<p>I did community service at a nursing home once, and played dominos for three hours!!</p>

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<p>Most community service is not hard work, save for maybe working at the food bank.</p>

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<p>other than old folks home n children;s homes, wat i was enjoyed was a community reading project for poor and weak kids... u can join somethign like tt too while a nursing centre is always grt!! :)</p>

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<p>thanks for the suggestions! :)</p>

<p>BTW, to joev: i'm female and almost completely anti-war, totally pro-negotiations and totally anti-male machoism, so ur right, perhaps vets aren't my thing... (girly-man... lmao!)</p>

<p>i don't think it's hard work, it's just trying to figure out what to be involved in. but again, thanks everybody for the positive feedback!</p>

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<p>so volunteer at a battered women's shelter.</p>

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<p>umm... i've thought about the battered women thing.... but the thing is i have extremely feministic views and i probably would want to hunt down the you-know-who who did the battering... and... yeah... anyway... definitely would arouse some sentiments.... i don't think i could handle that...</p>

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<p>how bout the library? public libraries are always understaffed...</p>

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<p>that's what i was thinking (that and i practically live in the library... hee...) but one of my friends said that library hours don't really count.... i didn't totally believe it, but...</p>

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<p>is there some reason specifically why you're looking to do community service? if it's for college apps, you'd want to try to find a service opportunity related to your future major. </p>

<p>and i dont see why volunteering at a library wouldnt count...</p>

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<p>I volunteer at a wellness center, helping children with cerebral palsy with their exercises. It's pretty tiring, especially if you get a really loud kid @_@;; It's pretty fun, maybe yuo could look into things dealing with children. </p>

<p>Other ideas: helping at a hospital, working at an animal shelter, volunteering at an orphanage (another thing I do once in a while).</p>

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<p>some more ideas: If you like to be outside, look for something like National Tree Foundation or similar clubs that do clean-up of rivers and creeks. </p>

<p>Since you like to read, maybe you could volunteer some time in an elementary school to help with the K or 1st graders. Lots of kids need some extra attention with their reading.</p>

<p>Also, orgnanized service clubs at school offer a wide range of activities. Key Clubs (Kiwanis) and Interact Clubs (Rotary) are 2 that come to mind. You can also get leadership skills through a club by getting involved in running the show. </p>

<p>You can also contact your local Park & Rec Departments. they love free help!</p>

<p>And, if you're creative (can you sew, knit, paint, craft?) you can start your own major project like making or collecting items for the homeless/preemies in NICU's/kids in the welfare system/soldiers/nursing home residents....etc. </p>

<p>Most of all, have fun!</p>

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<p>ya library definitely counts...</p>

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<p>you can volunteer from home:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.virtualvolunteering.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.virtualvolunteering.com&lt;/a> </p>

<p>The hours count and should be documented.</p>

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<p>day care, afterschool programs. if u like to deal with kids.</p>

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<p>Do community service related to your own interests. For instance, if you like studying and also like kids, tutor kids in a homeless shelter or in a disadvantaged school.</p>

<p>If you like being outdoors, do volunteer work at a local state or national park.</p>

<p>If you like art, become a docent at your local museum.</p>

<p>If you like selling things or are considering a career as an entrepreneur, develop a fund-raising project for your favorite charity.</p>

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<p>You're right, helping vets is probably not for you. It is always easier to pitch in for a cause you already agree with. Besides, who would want to go "against the grain" and support or even fight for a cause you may not believe in? Oh yes, the vets! They fought for you to have the right to choose to be anti-war, or pro negotiation.</p>

<p>Remember you would be helping the vets, and not the politicians that may have put them in harm's way. By the way, I'm not a vet, but I appreciate the opportunities vets made for me.</p>

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<p>not to get too political, younghoss, but, if you're reffering to the opportunties granted to us in the Constitution, then i'd just like to point out that some countries didn't go into a full-blown war to obtain independence (most did, true) but countries like Canada were eventually granted their independence by their ruling governments, in this case Great Britain. so, i suppose one could reasonably conjecture that war is, indeed, not necessary. war ends in death, and is often too glorified for people to see the truth behind the gloss. the politicians may owe the vets for obeying their orders, but i do owe them nothing.</p>

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