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Niffla



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Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? 2
#26446610 - 01/22/20 03:43 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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I've been wanting for a while to volunteer on something that's a good cause. For the longest now weekends have been my time to get blitzed and really just drown myself in alcohol, but since the beginning of last year I've been working towards a significantly more sober lifestyle. So on some of these drink-free weekends I would really like to do something good. Something productive.
Have any of you volunteered in the past? And if so, what was it? Are there any good volunteer ideas you might have to share?
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pirate-blues



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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Niffla] 1
#26446627 - 01/22/20 03:49 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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I do a lot of GIS(basically filling in missing data for maps in disaster prone areas to help first responders) volunteering right now, it's all home based though, and mostly to pad my resume tbh.
One thing I want to look into doing myself is dog walking for rescues and animal shelters. Gets you outside, gets the pups outside, might help you meet some new people. Another one you could look into is registering people to vote - I've done that before for the Sanders campaign and probably will again soon. You don't get political, you just inform curious people who ask you, and register everyone and anyone you can regardless of political affiliations. There's also organizations out there that are bi-partisan and don't tie themselves to a specific campaign. That's a really great way to meet like minded people, imo.
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LeningradCowboy
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: pirate-blues]
#26446634 - 01/22/20 03:52 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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One mental health assosiation has my number if they need help.
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Lophosaurus
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: LeningradCowboy] 1
#26446665 - 01/22/20 04:11 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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I help my immediate community. Not by picking up litter on the highway or hanging at nursing homes. I give elderly people, disabled people, and other people free electrical work and heavily discounted work. I don't advertise it though, I wait until they hire me and then if I access that they are in need then I will give the discount after the work is done and surprise them.
I help neighbors, family, and friends in more significant ways. In a couple years when my business is more stable I will donate more.
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Lophosaurus]
#26446684 - 01/22/20 04:16 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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Ive volunteered at the food bank by my house. I learned they can always use help one time that I needed them for food
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CosmicGiggle
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: LeningradCowboy] 2
#26446705 - 01/22/20 04:24 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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I’ve volunteered a couple places. One was this place where you’d go and sort and load toiletries/necessities to be taken to churches that would give them to the homeless. I’ve washed dishes for community centers before and picked up trash in parks, but that was because I had to do community service for court.
Volunteering opportunities are very specific to your location. If you’re in a big city you shouldn’t have a problem finding an organization that can help you find a volunteering opportunity that appeals to you.
My girlfriend loves kids but doesn’t want any of her own so she volunteers for this “Lead to Read” program where she goes to an elementary school every week to read one-on-one with a first grader. She likes it because she can do it on her lunch break, and she has the same kid for a whole year and so far she’s been lucky and gotten a really good kid for the last 3 years she’s been doing it. She also volunteers for hospice which just means she goes and sits with people that are dying so that their family members can get out of the house and run errands or go to church or whatever. No diaper changing or anything, they’re not allowed to do anything like that. Basically just sits and talks with them or reads a book while they sleep.
Volunteering is a good way to meet nice people. Average American (not sure if you’re American) doesn’t give a shit about anyone but themselves and close friends/family. Generally speaking, the type of people you find volunteering care a little more about their community. This is a good sign they aren’t selfish and are therefore more likely to be a worthwhile friend or acquaintance, at least more likely than if you picked a random person off the street or at a bar.
If you’re not in a big city, you can find opportunities to help veterans in smaller cities. (I’m sure there’s plenty of other stuff you could do but you’d have to find out what that is on your own) check out DAV at DAV.org and you can find something I’m sure. Could be anything from building a ramp for someone’s house to handing out flyers or collecting donations at the grocery store.
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: CosmicGiggle]
#26446711 - 01/22/20 04:27 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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Crisis textline is always accepting volunteers
Don't be intimidated by their "30 hours" of training, it's more like 6-10 if you have common sense and blaze through the quizes
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: pirate-blues] 1
#26446719 - 01/22/20 04:29 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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Adopt a road, park, beach, or other public area and keep it clean of trash for a certain amount of time and they give you a sign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adopt-a-Highway See if your area has any of these kinds of programs.
Start a local FB group that meets up to pick up trash once a month.
I like the idea of walking animals from shelters.
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: MycoStu] 1
#26446735 - 01/22/20 04:36 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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I do this

a couple of times a week.
Out of interest I might look into getting a set of scales so iI can (NPI) get an idea of how much weight the local slobbish cunts are littering a year.
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LeningradCowboy
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Niffla] 1
#26446747 - 01/22/20 04:40 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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2 easy ones for you.
Elder people in nursing homes are really lonely these days. Lot of people with no one in theyr life. I went to meet couple guys during christmas. Older men. Took some artisan chocolate made in belgium and hugs too with me. Maybe half an hour chatting with them. We talked about shamanism, philosophy and sadism for example. Older people can be and usually are filled with knowledge and they are not senile idiots like some people try to make it look.
this costed me 6 eurosand took maybe 1.5 hour of my time completly. For them i bet it was priceless.
Other easy one. Harm reduction through internet. Hey you are member of one of biggest portals of tis area in net. Make it advantage. All so lots of harm reduction groups in facebook for example.
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Go out and pick up litter.
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Niffla



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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: FSHuntings] 1
#26446817 - 01/22/20 05:12 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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Appreciate the suggestions, people. Good stuff. I'm going to take a look at what opportunities are out there nearby.
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Niffla]
#26446879 - 01/22/20 05:43 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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organize trash pickin parties and u dont have to compromise ur addictions
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: cannabinated] 1
#26446889 - 01/22/20 05:52 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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Yeah I tried to do volunteer work at the SpCA to get the buprenorphine that they give to the cats.
It didnt work
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: MrMoon] 1
#26446900 - 01/22/20 06:02 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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1uptoadstool
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Niffla] 1
#26446901 - 01/22/20 06:03 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
Niffla said: I've been wanting for a while to volunteer on something that's a good cause. For the longest now weekends have been my time to get blitzed and really just drown myself in alcohol, but since the beginning of last year I've been working towards a significantly more sober lifestyle. So on some of these drink-free weekends I would really like to do something good. Something productive.
Have any of you volunteered in the past? And if so, what was it? Are there any good volunteer ideas you might have to share?
I miss doing vounteer work. thanks for the motivation i used to go to my local graveyard every year for 15 yrs every memorial day and replace flags and flag holders on veterns graves and plant flowers i got my old 4h group involved so we could cover more graveyards then we'd all cookout.
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: 1uptoadstool]
#26447337 - 01/22/20 10:52 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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I sobered up and you know what really helped was a fitbit. I eat way less then the calories I consume.... weird..
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Niffla]
#26447358 - 01/22/20 11:17 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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I haven't done volunteer work in a long-time, but I used to do canvasing around neighbourhoods for the BC Cancer Society and stuff like that. Not sure how common that is anymore though, seems like it's a pretty easy way to fraud people. As some have suggested mental health facilities are a great idea, animal shelters as well.
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Tantrika
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Niffla] 2
#26447366 - 01/22/20 11:27 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
Niffla said: ... Have any of you volunteered in the past? And if so, what was it? Are there any good volunteer ideas you might have to share?
several years of volunteer time at the humane society, roughly 20 hours a week walking dogs was a bit of it cleaning kennels and litter boxes and refilling food and water dishes and running blankets through the laundry was the bulk of it
my volunteer time was in a kill shelter, so it would suck to get to know some of the older animals then have to see them head off to the vet to be euthanized to make way for the next batch of kittens/puppies but aside from that part being hard, it was a really rewarding experience
also did volunteer work as a moderator for an online gaming company deleting pornography, policing trolls, and the like to keep things PG rated drove me more or less insane would not suggest
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Tantrika
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Re: Anyone here ever do any volunteer work? [Re: Tantrika]
#26447377 - 01/22/20 11:36 PM (4 years, 25 days ago) |
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homeless shelter or mission work is kind of hit or miss to suggest it can be really rewarding to meet with people and help them get their lives back together but interacting with people in such a negative situation can occasionally result in them lashing out so need to thicken up skin a bit to fight off bitterness coming from people you're trying to help
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