Volunteer Day
What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time? Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity you'd like to join in for the day. See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer Day.
Volunteer Day schedule:
7: 30 a.m.: Meet at the Community Center for juice and bagels (百吉饼).
8: 00 a. m. —8: 30 a. m.: Choose which activity you'd like to help with for the day.
8: 30 a. m.: Board the bus to your activity site.
9: 00 a. m. —3: 30 p.m.: Work as a volunteer.
3: 30 p. m.: Board the bus that will take you back to the Community Center.
See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join in.
A list of volunteer activities:
Paint houses: Do you enjoy making art? If so, this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you! Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting. For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes, Happy Homes provides volunteer painters with opportunities to repaint old homes, outside or in. Happy Homes also provides painters with opportunities to create beautiful wall paintings inside schools or community centers.
Plant flowers: Do you enjoy being outside in nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors. Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks; help lay paths at Cave Springs Park, or help pick up rubbish around the river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!
Read to children: Do you enjoy working with young children? Do you like books? Love and Learning is an organization that provides volunteers with an opportunity to help children with learning disabilities. Read books out loud to groups of children four to six years old, or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven to eight years old.
Play with animals: Do you love animals? Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are being cleaned. Play with puppies, snuggle (依偎)with cats, or hand-feed rabbits.
