Recognize the benefits of volunteering

Regardless of where people live, virtually every community has programs that rely on volunteers to operate. Hospitals, homeless shelters, schools, local theater and just about every other community-oriented program people can think of has a need for volunteers to keep it up and running.

And yet many people don’t volunteer. Of course, they have plenty of excuses. Lack of time, work demands, family responsibilities, they’re too old – it’s a long excuse list that people might think about as they sit in front of the TV most nights wondering why they’re bored or lonely or feeling somewhat irrelevan...