Volunteer Essay

Many people around the globe would like to devote valuable time and skills to Save the Children – in our offices, community projects, fundraising and awareness activities, and in our advocacy work. Volunteers support Save the Children by giving their time and skills to accomplish and execute roles which have been identified by, or agreed with, the organization. Every once in a while Save the Children might need additional support to deliver its commitments. However, the necessary resources…

Volunteer Service Abroad, VSA, is one of New Zealand largest, most experienced volunteer organisations, targeting international development in the wider Pacific. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, it is funded by the New Zealand government, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). VSA originated in 1962, by the founding President, Sir Edmund Hillary, he passionately believed that people working together as equals had the ability to achieve incredible things (Volunteer Service…

I. Not too long ago I decided it was important that I took on more volunteer work in my life. Throughout the past two summers I dedicated myself to volunteering for at least eight hours a week. Upon telling one of my friends about the volunteer position she blatantly asked what my purpose was in dedicating myself to volunteer work. She made sure to note my actions will have little significance later in my life. My first reaction was astonishment; I had never thought that one individual could…

Telemetry Volunteer As a Telemetry Volunteer at the extremely busy Telemetry Department at Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, La Jolla, CA, through my over 300-hours of regular, evening service, I significantly increased my practical medical assistant skills by aiding telemetry technicians, hospital staff, cardiovascular patients, stroke patients, and family members. More specifically, when not monitoring and analyzing EKG tracings, I consistently delivered following hospital protocols…

For some schools, the definition of the word “volunteer” means something very different. Most people would agree that “volunteer” means to willingly partake in something. That is not the case for certain schools. To those schools, “volunteer” means to be required to partake in something, and not complying means no diploma. Requiring students to volunteer in community programs is not a good idea. It does more harm than good, both for the “volunteers” and for the people who are being helped. One…

and to not allow any situation to continue where it is obvious, or the president judges that, due to a person being employed at or volunteering at WPCS, they may be putting their own health & wellbeing at risk. My attitude is that all those who volunteer & work at WPCS should be able to do so in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere that certainly should not put anyone's health & wellbeing at risk. This is probably covered in one of the P&P's but to me it's common sense. A WPCS person who finds…

As a volunteer for P.R.E.P. Club, at Club Rush, my experiences were incredibly insightful. I learned to release my fear of introducing myself to students I don't know. After my endeavors as a volunteer, I came to the eye-opening realization that interaction is not something to be afraid of. While serving as a volunteer, I strived to assist members from my club set up our table, met a lot of new people, and enjoyed socializing with some familiar faces. Some photographers even noticed how much fun…

Summer is an extensive amount of time to do as much as one could desire. This summer I decided to utilize my time volunteering at the preschool that I once attended. I’ve always gotten along with children harmoniously, so the volunteering job was a perfect match. Typically my job included taking care of the kids, which is not surprisingly hectic, but little did I know how much of an impact I had on these children. Many of them would come to me for advice; though sometimes trivial and at times…

Being a member of the Appalachia Volunteers of Boston College has been one of my most defining experiences in the past 2 and a half years. The Appalachia Volunteers Program is a yearlong program than includes weekly Sunday night meetings based on the program’s mission “to love, learn, and serve” and culminates in a weeklong service trips to the Appalachian region and beyond. Through both the meetings and my experiences on these service trips I have gained new perspectives and learned more about…

Raising Youth Volunteer Application What are some of your future prospects & how will this opportunity help you reach these goals? RESPONSE: Since I was a child, more specifically fourth grade, I had decided my career, to become an obstetrician-gynecologist. My reason for choosing this considerably unusual career at such a young age is to mainly bring a change in this male-dominated world. When women around the world are being inferior to men in every aspect of their lives starting from birth to…