Community service ideas.?

Question

I need to get 8 hours of environmentally beneficial community service in the next two weeks. I was hoping someone had an idea slightly more creative than just picking up trash. :D

Answer 1

Look for opportunities in your area:

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.org

Change.org, http://www.change.org

CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com

Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org

http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/

ServeNet, http://servenet.org/

Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site,

http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/

There's also this government sponsored site, http://volunteer.gov/gov/ which provides volunteer positions through USA federal land agencies like Fish & Wildlife, Forest Service, National Parks, etc.

Answer 2

How about putting together a presentation about 30 minutes long about recycling for middle school youth. go to your local middle or elementry school and see if any teachers would allow you the 30 minutes in the class room to present your presentation. theres really cool recycling games and paper making things on the internet.

Answer 3

Try the local Fish and hunt clubs, they may be in need of some help at say a breakfast or dinner. Dont know where you live or if there is any but try habitat for humanity, Salvation Army Or the Red Cross.

Answer 4

Hummm environmentally beneficial.   Could you help put out a newsletter or flyers in saving water?   Don't know where you are but here in the southeast water is becoming a crisis.   How about a web site in what kids can do to help forests or rivers or whatever envoronmental features are big where you are.  Put together a kids coloring book with outline pictures  about an envoronmental issue that is big in your area and enlist a couple of helpers to take them to day care centers.   Rent a video or two and arrange a showing or two for teens or younger kids.   Do a web search for environment and your city or state name like at www.altavista.com and see what organizations you find that may need your help.   There are lots of other ways to make a difference beyond the trash patrol as important as that is.

Answer 5

i don't know anything about community service but you should add these two websites to your favorites and click every day b/c sponsors will donate food to hungry people and animals.

http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive...

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/click...

everyone should