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Volunteer
Day
What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies
while helping others at the same time? Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity
you'd like to join for the day. See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer
Day.
Volunteer Day schedule:
7:30a.m.: Meet at the Community (社区) Center for juice and bagels.
8:00—8:30 a.m.: Choose which activity you'd
like to help with for the day.
8:30 a.m.: Board the bus to your activity site.
9:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.: Work as a volunteer.
3:30 p.m.: Board the bus that will take you
back to the Community Center.
See below for a list of volunteer opportunities
for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want
to join.
A list of volunteer activities:
Paint houses: Do you enjoy making art? If so,
this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you! Happy Homes is a local organization
that provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting. For elderly
or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes, Happy Homes
provides volunteer painters to repaint old homes; outside or in. Happy Homes also
provides painters to create beautiful wall paintings inside schools or community
centers.
Plant flowers: Do you enjoy being outside in
nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love
to be outdoors. Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks; help lay paths at Cave
Springs Park, or help pick up rubbish around the river banks. These activities are
very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!
Read to children: Do you enjoy working with
young children? Do you like books? Love and Learning is an organization that provides
volunteers to help children with learning disabilities. Read books out loud to groups
of children four to six years old, or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven
to eight years old.
Play with animals: Do you love animals? Lovely
Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers
to spend time with the animals while their cages are being cleaned. Play with puppies,
snuggle with cats, or hand-feed rabbits.