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Organizing Volunteers Hi Kids,
We're making a volunteer survey at my work, to find out how often, and what kinds of activities folks would be interested in doing, and I need some ideas, both for the activities themselves, and ways to organize them. Here's what I got so far: Environmental clean ups (beach, canyon, etc.) Habitat restoration Humane Society/Animal shelter sorts of things. Senior/youth/women's/lgbt services Food/clothing drives church services- these are tremendously varied, and can include all of the above. We once did a volunteer stint at a chruch for their fashion show/soul food lunch, and I'm not even sure how to describe that sort of activity succinctly. I kind of have these grouped into Environmental and Social categories, but if anyone else can think of a way to divide them, or other categories I should be including, I'd love to hear it. Thanks, if only for reading. Squeak | |
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Squeakity said: Hi Kids,
We're making a volunteer survey at my work, to find out how often, and what kinds of activities folks would be interested in doing, and I need some ideas, both for the activities themselves, and ways to organize them. Here's what I got so far: Environmental clean ups (beach, canyon, etc.) Habitat restoration Humane Society/Animal shelter sorts of things. Senior/youth/women's/lgbt services Food/clothing drives church services- these are tremendously varied, and can include all of the above. We once did a volunteer stint at a chruch for their fashion show/soul food lunch, and I'm not even sure how to describe that sort of activity succinctly. I kind of have these grouped into Environmental and Social categories, but if anyone else can think of a way to divide them, or other categories I should be including, I'd love to hear it. Thanks, if only for reading. Squeak You have both labor intensive projects and non labor intensive.. Labor Intensive Non Labor Intensive Habitat Resoration Humane Society Food Clothes Drives Senior/youth/women's/lgbt services Cleanups church services Not everyone can do the labor intensive. Visiting hospitals/elderly, etc might be more suitable does that help? | |
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i would love to work in a huge library, or in national archives
to sort out paperwork and make files and sort them. i doubt that anyone else would like to do that though  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: i would love to work in a huge library, or in national archives
to sort out paperwork and make files and sort them. i doubt that anyone else would like to do that though I would like that job too. Only I would be slow because I would read almost all of it. "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss
Pain is something to carry, like a radio...You should stand up for your right to feel your pain- Jim Morrison | |
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shellyevon said: IstenSzek said: i would love to work in a huge library, or in national archives
to sort out paperwork and make files and sort them. i doubt that anyone else would like to do that though I would like that job too. Only I would be slow because I would read almost all of it. me too  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: shellyevon said: I would like that job too. Only I would be slow because I would read almost all of it. me too 
I would probably forget to go home. They would send out a search party for me, and I would be all, " What do you mean I've been here for 14 hours? It isn't lunch time yet!" "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss
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shellyevon said: IstenSzek said: me too
I would probably forget to go home. They would send out a search party for me, and I would be all, " What do you mean I've been here for 14 hours? It isn't lunch time yet!" lol. i would organise everything in such a way that it would be impossible for anyone to find anything anymore so they'd have to keep me on the site for ever. i would require a desk, a computer, a water boiler and a small fridge and locate myself in a corner of the hall somewhere, surrounded by isles and isles of high shelved documents and books. quite possibly i would forget to go outside again, ever and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: shellyevon said:
I would probably forget to go home. They would send out a search party for me, and I would be all, " What do you mean I've been here for 14 hours? It isn't lunch time yet!" lol. i would organise everything in such a way that it would be impossible for anyone to find anything anymore so they'd have to keep me on the site for ever. i would require a desk, a computer, a water boiler and a small fridge and locate myself in a corner of the hall somewhere, surrounded by isles and isles of high shelved documents and books. quite possibly i would forget to go outside again, ever  You would become a legend, the Phantom of the Library.
People would wonder about you in hushed tones and leave food for you. I would never quit a job like that. "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss
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