Volunteering is very important to our society. It helps people in need and makes the person volunteering feel good about themselves too. Even though you don’t get paid there are several other benefits to teen volunteering. Throughout the world many teens have been volunteering their time and energy to different causes. For example volunteering at a shelter of some sort, donating food to a food drive, tutoring or helping people with school work. Even in CMR there is plenty of teen volunteering going on like the afterschool program for homework help. In the first article written by Carlos Capellan he talks about how his life was changed by joining the chess club. Then in the second article wrote by T.J. Saftner the author explains how volunteering
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Saftner is an article that displays all of the different ways you can volunteer. There are a lot of things you can do to help your community. “ Last week millions of Americans worked at soup kitchens, shelters, playgrounds, museums, prisons and schools.” (Saftner,98). This is just a small list of ideas there are for volunteering. You don’t have to be a certain age to volunteer, it actually makes young kids look very good. In an article titled “Feeding Frenzy” by Carlin and Sider a boy David Levitt makes a whole community food bank at only eleven years old! There are many benefits to volunteering. It makes you feel good, it helps people in need and can even earn you fame. “ the First Dad who invited Levitt to the White House last spring as part of Points of Light ceremony.” (Carlin/Sider,101). A girl named Stephanie Star has done a great deal of volunteering. “ Stephanie volunteers at a battered women’s shelter.” Not only do you help other people you also are helping yourself by volunteering. Volunteering can help you learn life lessons and teach you good values. This is why all teens should do some volunteering.
These three articles really show why teen volunteering is so important. You benefit by learning life lessons and values. You help people in need. You boost your self esteem and much more. Volunteering as a teen looks good on job and college applications. With all of these benefits why would you not get off the couch and go volunteer
Saftner is an article that displays all of the different ways you can volunteer. There are a lot of things you can do to help your community. “ Last week millions of Americans worked at soup kitchens, shelters, playgrounds, museums, prisons and schools.” (Saftner,98). This is just a small list of ideas there are for volunteering. You don’t have to be a certain age to volunteer, it actually makes young kids look very good. In an article titled “Feeding Frenzy” by Carlin and Sider a boy David Levitt makes a whole community food bank at only eleven years old! There are many benefits to volunteering. It makes you feel good, it helps people in need and can even earn you fame. “ the First Dad who invited Levitt to the White House last spring as part of Points of Light ceremony.” (Carlin/Sider,101). A girl named Stephanie Star has done a great deal of volunteering. “ Stephanie volunteers at a battered women’s shelter.” Not only do you help other people you also are helping yourself by volunteering. Volunteering can help you learn life lessons and teach you good values. This is why all teens should do some volunteering.
These three articles really show why teen volunteering is so important. You benefit by learning life lessons and values. You help people in need. You boost your self esteem and much more. Volunteering as a teen looks good on job and college applications. With all of these benefits why would you not get off the couch and go volunteer