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Helping a Child Find Volunteer Work

Volunteer work can be a major right of passage for a child—it can give him or her valuable work experience, while also connecting the child to the community in an important way. Many younger children start out volunteering along side mom or dad or as a family but eventually the time comes when he or she is ready to volunteer as an individual. What can a parent do to help find a good volunteer gig and how involved should we actually be? In our school district, students are required to volunteer so many hours in order to graduate. While this … Continue reading →

When It’s Time to Be Released

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has no paid clergy, and all the teachers and auxiliary leaders are volunteers. But they aren’t volunteers in the traditional sense – there was no gathering in which someone said, “We need a bishop!” and four hands went up. No, rather, people are chosen for their callings in a process of prayer, and through the guidance of the Spirit, they are assigned to various positions by the authorities of the Church. When you are extended a calling, you can be sure that much thought and prayer went into that assignment, and, even … Continue reading →

How Volunteering Can Help Your Business

Looking for ways to boost your business, expand your network and get more involved in your community? Volunteering is one way you can do a lot of positive things all at the same time. You may know that volunteering is good for you and your community, but it might not have dawned on you that volunteering can actually help you build your business too. Get involved with volunteer projects, committees, fundraisers and even joining a board of directors for a nonprofit organization are ways many individuals extend their social and business contacts. Volunteering is a really fabulous way to meet … Continue reading →

My First Transport — Canceled!

I’m sad to report that I wasn’t actually needed for the dog transport from Virginia to north Jersey. As it turns out, the organization doing the transporting was delivering more than just the three dogs I’d signed up for — they were running several simultaneous transports from Lexington, Virginia to Woodbridge, New Jersey. By the time Saturday morning rolled around, the two puppies had been taken off the transport (hopefully because they were going to new forever homes!) and Betty the Beagle was assigned to a different set of drivers. So… no road trip for me this past weekend! I’m … Continue reading →