[Kristtina]

I was just wondering past days, have anyone ever volunteered?
Has anyone had a volunteer work before?
because im thinking of applying to be a volunteer,but i dont know anyone with this experience.
so if someone has any please share here pluses and minuses of this work.and in what field/with whom you have been working.because i also havent decided where i would like to volunteer.

[HighSkies]

What sort of volunteer work? Because I've done some, but it might not be relevant to what you wanna do. ^^;

EDIT: Nevermind. I've done volunteer work in a local hospital, care home and charity shop. I've been at the charity shop for around a year now, but I need to find more volunteer stuff like that to do. ;
Pros for all of them are that is a good thing to do, you'll have a sense of accomplishment and also its getting added to my CV . All the people are really nice to. ^^

Cons: All of them especially the charity shop and care home take a lot of time and that would have to be taken into consideration. For example I have school monday to friday so I can't work then, the shop is closed on a sunday so I go help out saturday morning from 8am-10am. Which means I have to get up at 7am. When I could still be sleeping, so yeah it takes dedication too.
All the staff are always lovely but, thats not garunteed for customers/patients/people in general as you do get a few idiots every so often which is really part and parcel of all work to be honest, so its not a con exclusive to volunteer work.

[derrek]

I've done lots of volunteer work. I've worked on farms in other countries, and been a video director (I'm a filmmaker) at various events. It's great for meeting like minded people and for helping out too!

[ms cowie]

You should do something that relates to your interests
like I used to volunteer at the local hospital
._.

[mikez]

lol.

I dont believe in working for free.

[xxcody]

Well volunteering is a great way to learn things. For example I volunteer for habitat for humanity and we build houses. I learn a lot about how a house goes together and if I were to make a mistake, well it's not my house. But since most of us would eventually own a house, I figured it's a great way to learn some stuff.

Obvious if I were to fall off the roof or something that would suck but oo well. I'm much more comfortable on roofs now

[skeezeee]

.. Does key club count o-o?

[Vivskies]

3 hours every week for the library.
2 hours at the hospital every week.

Not that much

[x33chiinkiee]

never done any volunteer work whatsoever
but i wanna try, just never had the opportunity to ]:

[meilove]

i've never done it before. sounds very nice but i have no time O_o

[CitrusFlower]

I have to do 60 hours of community service in order to graduate

[ECCENTRIC?]

i haven't but i really want too ,
but i just cant find the time ):

[huangiee]

I LOVE volunteering it's fun. You get to meet new people... try new things.. and sometimes even get free stuff

There's probably a lot of local events that are going on in your place and def. need some volunteers. So look them up (they're usually the ones who give away free stuff).
And for the things that add more value... go volunteer at a seniors home.. it's not as bad as you think. I love it there.. I like to see the seniors every week

[k3ZERO]

Haha, volunteering is fun (: You get to meet new people/friends, learn new skills, improve on your current skills, help others, and it`d be even more enjoyable if it`s related to something you`re interested in ^__^ ~ Also, it might also be something worth putting on your resume perhaps? ~ xD

The first time I volunteered for something outside of my school was this year for an anime convention - and the people there were so so nice <3 and I made some new friends too (:

[Khailyy]

[: I volunteer with Key Club. I love Key Club. A big international family.

But I have friends who volunteer in shelters, hospitals, and where ever they like.

[hear me roaar]

lol ive done so much volunteer work this past couple of weeks x] thanks to key club <3 &interact &csf .__. yeah im in a lot of clubs that does community service stuff so yeahh. most of the events they posted are fun to go too but usually im clean up since i sign up for the latest shift XD

[Morbi]

haha yeah.
here we have to volunteer for at least 40 hours in order to graduate, so I guess we HAVE to.
but anyway, I volunteered at this election campaign, and it was really fun.
all you basically have to do is some paper work, and they had a lot of coffee and donuts there XDD
but yeah, you should really go if you have the time, it's really fun x)!
cuz you meet a lot of new people, and a lot of them have these really funny stories to tell =p=p

[Hakiri]

I do a lot of volunteering; at the hospital, at a Sue Ryder Hospice, at a GP surgery, at the community resource centre near my school and at a local primary school, ahhah.. sometimes I wonder if I'm addicted to volunteering~ but I really enjoy it

[smartypantalon]

Volunteering is great! Plus it helps you with applying to college later.
I've done a lot of odd volunteer things when I first started out my freshman year. (I'm a senior now, whoo hoo!)
You could volunteer at local animal shelters, the hospital, your old elementary school, the library, temple (if you're Buddhist, haha), or Church.
Or try to stick with a club that engages in community service projects on a normal basis.

The only con to volunteering I can think of is the fact that you have to give up a lot of time, depending on what you do.
But the pro's totally outweigh the cons.
Volunteering is not only rewarding to those you do it for, but also for yourself and your community.

[rectitude*]

I done a lot of volunteering before.
some were fun and everything...and others were just not-so-fun and tiring.
I have tutor little elementary kids, recently working in the library,
and I have plant trees for a new park and pick up trash at several different places.