QOTD- Volunteering

[allison]

How many people here do? How much and why?

I volunteer alot within certain areas; culture and social activisim for instance.I haven't always done as much , but have always done something...and was really raised to do so.Oddly the busier my life is the MORE time I seem to volunteer.I also tend to primarily volunteer to create or drive projects/events...less often do I volunteer to do "gruntwork".

Seems those around me either;

1. Have the time but don't.

2. Do regardless of personal time, and without alterior motive.

3. Do, but only when there is a tangible reward.

[Fista]

I volunteer sporadically, when the cause strikes me and when I can honestly put my all into it. I seem to have alot of good intentions, but fall short in the follow through department.

I recently auditioned to be a volunteer correspondent on a local tv station. That one is purely for my own selfish needs so I can say that I am on tv, and also because it will make me super popular.

[Ol'Hickster]

I really just volunteer for things that my friends are putting on, I dont volunteer for anythign else at all

[ollie]

Rudy Giuliani is laughing at you right now. (See last night's RNC speech.)

[SmoothedShredder]

I paid to work for a few years there... does that count?

[Jakis]

I volunteer at the canadian center for war torture victims. About twice a week. 1 day a week in a befriending program and 1 day a week in an after school program. I like it.

[Freak By Night]

I heard that so-called "volunteers" don't even get paid.

Kidding aside, I volunteer at campus/community radio station.

[wavinginthewind]

[color:purple]Volunteered to clean the bong last night.

[djmelbatoast]

I volunteer sporadically, when the cause strikes me and when I can honestly put my all into it. I seem to have alot of good intentions, but fall short in the follow through department.

I recently auditioned to be a volunteer correspondent on a local tv station. That one is purely for my own selfish needs so I can say that I am on tv, and also because it will make me super popular.

This pretty much sums up my position except I'm on the radio not TV.

[phorbesie]

I volunteer sporadically, when the cause strikes me

basically... travel a lot so nothing weekly, though i should really! hmmm..

[DevO]

I did quite a bit of volunteering last year in Toronto.. It paid off, I made the local news!

LOCAL BOY DOES GOOD:

http://www.ancasternews.com/news/article/139506

[Jaimoe]

I do on and off work for the Toronto Enviromental Volunteers (TEV): http://www.toronto.ca/wes/techservices/involved/outreach/tev/index.htm