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Albert Einstein thought that community service was necessary for a good life. Some work doesn’t pay anything but very much needs to be done. There is so much that can only be accomplished when people are willing to volunteer and put money aside and work for something they believe in.
There are lots of ways to volunteer. Some people volunteer to save animals and forests. Others work with the sick or poor. Listen to Amanda and Marni talk about the places they volunteer.
Dialog
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Amanda: So, do you volunteer much?
Marni: I do.
Amanda: Do you? What sort of organizations are you…
Marni: Um Cascade AIDS Project which is local and just phenomenal, and SMART, Start Making a Reader Today.
Amanda: Oh, what a great program! That’s wonderful to hear that.
Marni: But it’s interesting how my interest in nonprofits changed when I had a child. So now they’re more family oriented, naturally.
Amanda: Interesting. So before that you would have gone for just different organizations, different causes.
Marni: Probably what was the most trendy. I know that sounds horrible, but whatever people in my company were doing at the time.
Amanda: Oh yeah. Well, it’s easier probably to do it when the whole company is on board.
Marni: Absolutely.
Amanda: Yeah, I love volunteering as well. I certainly don’t do it as…as…enough. I’ll admit that right now. And I have to admit something really terrible.
Marni: Okay, tell me.
Amanda: I have in the past, uh, I had a minor sort of traffic violation and it was you know paying a fine or doing some volunteering, and I opted for the volunteering, uh, for Loaves and Fishes, which is a great organization, provides meals to, you know, elderly individuals. But it was court ordered, eight hours, well now, I’ll admit, it’s on my resume as a, you know, resume booster.
Marni: I have no problem with that.
Amanda: Well, I’m glad to hear it…
Marni: You’re not lying on your resume.
Amanda: No, I’m not lying, but, you know, would I have done it for that organization if I hadn’t been court ordered? Probably not.
Marni: That’s true too. When you volunteer, why are you volunteering?
Amanda: Yeah, exactly.
Marni: Is it out of the goodness of your heart?
Amanda: Or because you want to be recognized.
Marni: And looked at.
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Discussion
Marni volunteers for two local organizations, one that fights AIDS and one that helps children learn to read. She says that having a child changed her interests in where she volunteers. She used to do whatever the people she worked with did.
Amanda also volunteered for a local organization that brings food to elderly people. But she only did so because she was forced to by a judge. She still uses the volunteering on her resume though. Amanda worries that this is wrong, but Marni assures her it’s not. Nonetheless, they agree that it’s good to make sure you volunteer for the right reasons.
Do you volunteer? Wheat causes do you work for? How did you choose them?
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