Volunteer fire department

just to go to one. For the community it was positive in many ways. Not only did it give a lot of people something to do instead of getting into trouble, but it also introduced people to volunteering. Everyone who worked in the haunted house was a volunteer or a student who wanted to help do this. Anyone who wanted to could help work in it could and everyone was always included. It was extremely popular and many people from around town came to the haunted house.…

For my service project I chose to volunteer at Garvan Woodland Gardens. They just began their Holiday Light’s night on November 22. I signed up to be a door greeter and give directions around the park. I was super excited about volunteering at Garvan Woodland Gardens since I go there almost every year to see their Christmas lights. This year they have over 4 million lights on display. I met with the directed when I arrived and she was really friendly. I was there mostly in the day so I didn’t…

25 percent of on duty fatalities for fire fighters every year are caused by emergency vehicle accidents. In 2009 according to the National Fire Protection Association, there where approximately 1,000 fire fighters that were injured in vehicle accidents. The vehicles involved where either fire department apparatus or personal vehicles while responding to or returning to the station from an emergency incident. This shows that there is a need for drivers to be properly trained in how to operate an…

Fire service culture needs to change because too many firefighters are injured or killed because of simple things like not wearing seat belts or not wearing proper protective gear. Firefighters are even defending themselves in court due to cases of harassment or discrimination. It must be possible to change the culture. All of these bad outcomes are preventable, but they need to be made at the department level and not just at an individual level. Those in the fire service or know about it…

Beowulf displays actions of selflessness through out the poem. His first action was by coming over to Heorot and defeating Grendel. After peace is achieved he walks into certain death to stop the terror of the Dragon that has been destroying his kingdom. Instead of having his men join him in battle he sends them off so that he may fight the Dragon alone and not risk other’s lives. After the Dragon is defeated he asks that all the spoils go to all those in the kingdom so that could prosper.…

Knowing why you want to volunteer helps you to know decisively, the kind of services you must provide at certain times, through determined efforts to achieve specific purposes and to succeed at all costs in the end. Even though some local authorities have bye-laws that restrict number…

Volunteering Should Be Mandatory Volunteering is a special unpaid activity that people spend their time to help different organizations. One of the best aspects of volunteering is that everybody can be a volunteer regardless of age, background or disability. In most countries, one type of volunteering- mandatory volunteering is widely used. This program requires participants to perform a certain number of hours in the community and it is usually used to graduate from high school or to…

studies, family, and volunteer work in the surrounding community?” says Eggers; he implies that colleges doesn’t provide all the aspects to prepare you for adulthood, but to resolve that problem is to volunteer for services. With the exposure to service you get to meet new people, develop new skills, and gain more education. Voluntary works shape the character and benefits the person by giving them the ability to learn new things almost everyday. “ It would focus volunteers’ work on tree social…

conducted by the Corporation for National & Community Service, also showed that all those volunteers’ hours equaled roughly 173 billion dollars in service. That staggering amount is evidence that the volunteers’ efforts are achieving more than originally thought. Volunteers are often depicted as people in hard hats building houses and walking dogs at a local shelter. However, with the demand for quality volunteers, is there another option for organizations? Could the answer be people sitting…

29th, Regis students, staff and faculty celebrated Founder's Day, which is a day that recognizes the day when the Sisters of Saint Joseph arrived in Boston. This year Regis held a day of service which included many activities and opportunities to volunteer. You could have helped with community cleanups, helped at local shelters, participated in the blood drive, created a care package for soldiers, sang at mass at Bethany Health Care in Framingham and so on. I participated in creating care…