Girl scout Gold award in Marin?

Question

I want to do my girl scout Gold award in Marin county CA to help the are where my cousins, who I am staying with for the next year. But b/c Marin is a rich area I can't find a problem or niche that needs to be filled b/c I can't work for an organization or raise money. I really want to work with animals, but can't find a service that is not already offered or taken care of. I wouldn't mind collecting books or something for a school, but they don't need any. Does anyone know of a problem in Marin (xtra great if with animals) that I could work on ending?

Please tell me

Answer 1

Look around for volunteering opportunities that could be done to meet the requirements of your Girl Scout Gold Award:

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.org

HandsOn Network, http://www.handsonnetwork.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/

If you see an organization that you would like to help, but don't see a volunteering opportunity posted by that organization, it's okay to call them and say you would like to volunteer -- they may have opportunities they haven't posted. Also, many organizations are open to your own suggestions for volunteering activities.

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.