The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 2012 Page: 15 of 52
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July 26-August 1, 2012
Page 15
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...a big word that means helping other people
without getting something in return! We all help our
parents by doing chores around the house, but this
is not the same as volunteering. Volunteering is
helping people or groups outside of your home to
make the world a better place. Kids of all ages are
doing things that make a big di erence in someone
else's life everyday.
Volunteering is a great way to learn new skills,
make new friends, exercise, inspire others to help
and it's...
Here are some ideas of things
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Visit elderly or disabled shut-ins in nursing homes and
shelters.
Make greeting cards and bake cookies for your visits to
nursing homes or shelters.
$ Organize a neighborhood cleanup of vacant lots and other
potential eyesores.
'Adopt a local park" and help keep it clean year-round.
Start and maintain a garden to produce vegetables for food
pantries serving the needy.
£ Organize a neighborhood car wash for your favorite charity.
During the warm weather months set up a lemonade, iced
tea, or frozen Kool-Aid stand, and donate the money you
make to a good cause.
Dlean out your attic and give clothes to an organization
like Goodwill.
V )o a little yard work for an elderly or disabled neighbor;
O Tutor fellow students.
O Organize friends in a food or clothing drive for the
needy.
C J Hold a can or newspaper recycling drive, with proceeds
going to a worthy charity.
Read stories to a young child you know. (It's been
shown this can do a lot to develop their own reading
and learning skills.)
V Hold a garage sale with proceeds donated to a worthy
charity.
Use your home computer to type correspondence or
maintain mailing lists for a nonprofit agency.
Sew simple stuffed animals for children in families that
have lost their homes through fire or natural disaster.
0 Conduct a bake sale for a good cause.
O Read lessons or textbooks onto audiotape for a visually
impaired student.
n Organize a new or used toy drive for kids at a homeless
shelter or for needy kids at Christmas.
www.greensheetyouthscoop.com
VOLUNTEER: A BIG WORD IN OUR COMMUNITY
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