Personal satisfaction in knowing that you did something good for someone else is great feeling. It’s important to volunteer and donate; there are a lot of less fortunate people out there who don’t have it as good as you do. Not to say you’re in the best position in life but there’s always somebody else who has worse than you. Some think the world would be a better place if we all just gave back; it’s not that far fetched, even in our current state of society. A little change can make a big difference. Would you really like to impact someone’s life? Show them rather than tell others of what you plan to do. Volunteering in a big brother or big sister program or even at your local Boys and Girls Club for instance is a great way to give time and energy into something positive for the youth. When providing your help where it’s desperately needed, without expecting anything in return shows great character. Showing a person they’re not alone in the world, whether they’re carrying a heavy burden, illness, diminished financial status, a simple helping hand and treating a person with respect can reinforce their confidence.
The Boys and Girls Club is an organization that provides educational and extracurricular activities beneficial for young adolescent that are at-risk, most of the kids live below the state and national poverty levels, and have few opportunities for encouragement, also constructive reinforcement of their day-to-day achievements. They also provide a safe place to escape from the gang activity, drugs, poverty, and violence they encounter on a daily basis. They provide a valued service to those most in need, to build safe place for the young people of today. The Boys and Girls Club offers assistances to the youth, so they can have an overpowering achievement on their lives, of yesterday, today and far into the future. Continuing to provide service and help to those in need they are able make a difference for generations to come in the community.
In order to volunteer, you must be at least age 16 or older unless you are a Club member. Volunteer opportunities vary from hosting special events, furthermore assorted community events. Teaching several recreational activities, from tutoring and helping with homework are just some of things volunteers do. For example, volunteers can help children with their homework and tutor them. They also have mentoring opportunities in which you would serve as a positive role-model for at-risk youth. You can also choose to be a coach of an athletic team. If you prefer you can choose to join in group projects; in which you would contribute your time to repair or create spaces within a Club. Projects can be for one day or over an extended time period. I got a chance to do this and also volunteer helping the homeless, when I went to the mean streets of Down town Los Angeles, and passed out blankets and warm clothing.
A lot of unfortunate people have been forced to use the services of nonprofits/charities, just so they can get by. Donating money is not always the case food, and old clothes that you don’t use anymore are also good items to donate. Even old blankets; which what I did, Working alongside a friend of my mine, who co founded ROLAMVMT(reaching out Los Angeles) we did this very thing last winter. It gave me a different point of view on life. It’s important to be grateful for what you have; it can all be taking away from you at any giving moment. ROLA MVMT and Inner City Hopes were out on the streets of Skid Row on Dec. 17, 2011. We passed out clothes, blankets and food but do to the large amount of people on the streets, we decided to pass out blankets for a second time. Jan. 21. We hit the streets again! The turnout was amazing! 24 cars and trucks completely packed to the top.
Hundreds of blankets, socks and jackets were passed out. Teaming up with Inner City Hopes for the blanket drive was a success. Although the streets of down town Los Angeles are in tremendous need of help. For those two nights it felt like we made a difference even if for a short while. According to the Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty, an estimated 254,000 men, women and children experience homelessness in Los Angeles County during some part of the year and approximately 82,000 people are homeless on any given night. With just a blanket and some food we made it possible for them to feel a sense of warmth, and there smiles will last with us forever. We were also involved in the Light the Night Walk, on Oct. 1, 2011,Team Rola Mvmt along with thousands of others lit up the streets of Hollywood, to help bring awareness and raise money towards the cure for Leukemia, together with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; which has been dedicated to finding cures for blood cancers since 1949. We Lit up the night. It felt good to be a part of something so meaningful. We walked for a cure and for a sign of hope, the walk was dedicated to anyone who has lost someone due to cancer, or anyone battling it. Stay Strong!
For more information on The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society please visit http://www.lls.org
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Assist a helping hand, To be a devout Christian, you need to have and contain love and affection for the poor in your heart, same goes for; Hindu, Jew, and Muslim. Scripture says God wants that we share his bounty with our fellow beings. This doesn’t always mean donating money, clothes, or even food. Donating time is also great. Even if your one that does not conform to religion, you get back what you put out into the universe. So be kind to your fellow man. Do something for another person animal or cause. Simply put, basic human nature is what it is. Volunteering might not be for everyone, opening your pockets either for that case. No matter what the reason is find it in you to do something good for someone else. Rolamvmt.com is a great place to look if you’re looking to donate any extra clothes or blankets, they have an annual blanket drive in which a team of people go out and provide the less fortunate with all the donations supplied to them. It’s that easy, now it’s your turn!
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