Do you volunteer?

Question

What service do you enjoy doing?

Answer 1

I love going to the nursing home.  I give out Free Hugs.  Alot of these folks don't have much family, so someone that touches them and just hangs out is really important to them.

Answer 2

Locally I am a volunteer dog walker and help with envelope stuffing for fund raisers at the local animal shelter.  I love hanging out with the dogs and also the chance to socialize while helping with the mailings.

I also knit for charity, both a local domestic violence shelter and also for an online group that has a different focus every month so there are a variety of projects.  I find knitting a good escape from the stress of my job and personal life, and the completed projects go to good use (my family has more than enough of my projects by now <g>).

Answer 3

Yes, I do.  I wanted to help women & children in need in our county, so I founded the ShoeBox Project <www.ShoeBoxProject.org>.  There are pics of some of our donations on the website.

I also work with www.SoldiersAngels.org & "adopt" soldiers serving overseas.  I send weekly parcels of toiletries & treats in gratitude for their service on behalf of our country.  I always have quilt projects underway that I send to Iraq for wounded soldiers.

Just as I did today, tomorrow I w/distribute flyers for a benefit this weekend for a local single mom suffering from cancer.

In cooperation with NewbornsinNeed.org, I make memory boxes for hospital neonatal units to distribute to parents who have lost babies.

There are lots of ways to incorporate volunteerism in daily life.  I look @ our community as family, & we all benefit when we participate.

Answer 4

My husband and I just moved to a new city, but this is what we're involved in so far:

1) Hospice (Waiting on the background check)

2) American Red Cross (Donated blood)

3) Goodwill (Donated items we don't use anymore)

I'm also considering adding myself to the national bone marrow registry.