Sunday, February 8, 2009

Looking for Volunteer Opportunities?


Perhaps you are interested in volunteering for a charity or non-profit, but don't know where to start. The website http://www.volunteermatch.org/ was created to help you find different opportunities to volunteer in your community. You simply go to the website and put in your state, city and/or zip code and it will pull up volunteer opportunities within your community. VolunteerMatch has helped hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding volunteer positions.
Volunteering is fun and rewarding, it makes you feel like you are accomplishing something—that you are giving back to the community in which you live—that you are helping people. Volunteering also gives you the opportunity to meet people, make new friends and get out of the house. You can volunteer a day or two a week or in some cases even a few hours a day. Of course there are some seniors that volunteer every day.
But remember when you volunteer you should be prepared to help in any way the organization needs you. You don't necessarily get to choose the areas in which you will work or the time you can spend. Most seniors who volunteer have found volunteering to be very gratifying.

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