“Helping others is the way to Higher Individual Well Being”1
There are many benefits to volunteering.
Here are some thoughts to ponder …
1) It is a chance to meet people outside your
life patterns. You can make new friends
and contacts and increase your social and relationship skills.
2) Volunteering is enriching for your mind and
body. When you perform good deeds for
others and the community, it provides a natural sense of accomplishment and
boosts your self-confidence, self-esteem, and life satisfaction.
3) An opportunity to can advance your
career. You can learn valuable job
skills if you want to change or explore an area of interest. If you want to learn accounting, be or help
the Finance & Records Director. If
you want to learn marketing, be or help the Marketing & Sponsorship
Director. If you want to do Event
Planning, be or help the Events & Activities Director. Check out some opportunities
by seeing our list of Directors and their positions.
4) It can be fun and fulfilling to your
life. Volunteering is a fun and easy way
to explore your interests and passion.
1 MEIER, S. and STUTZER, A. (2008), Is Volunteering
Rewarding in Itself?. Economica, 75: 39–59. doi:
10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00597.x