How Do You Volunteer in Your Community...

[MarkinAZ]

Each season, I volunteer my time as an Assistant Referee (AR) for AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) here in the Santa Clarita Valley. Each Saturday I'm generally signed-up to AR 3 to 4 U12 Girls and/or Boys soccer games. Its a great pleasure to be part of this volunteer organization and to know that what you do gives boys and girls the opportunity to develop their mental and physical skills in this game, and of course, to have lots of fun each Saturday.

So, how do you volunteer in your community?

[Conch Republican]

15 yrs as a Vol. Paramedic and FF, member of the local Masons and Shriners (shameless plug: www.shrinershq.org) and assorted other things.

[DrDubzz]

various health fairs through the pharmacy school

and an annual medical mission trip to Juarez Mexico (although this year we stayed in El Paso due to the ridiculous murder rate in Juarez)

[replicant_argent]

Nothing structured, really, but I do spend a healthy amount of time helping out at my wifes (third grade teacher) school for functions, plays, the student "opera" and fundraisers.

And you don't frighten the childern? Huh

[TideRoll]

I've coached childrens'/youth baseball, basketball and soccer, ironically probably doing my best job at soccer. I played a year in high school but was no good at it, so go figure. We'll probably go undefeated this year. Soccer kind of grows on you.

I'm also active in Rotary, am on my county GOP committee, and serve as vice chair of a state juvenile justice board and may serve on a similar DOJ board soon.

Looking this over, it is apparent that I need to spend more time at my paying job. Maybe I'd have a bit more dough...

Edit: I also seem to be serving as a chaperon a lot over the past few years for various school outings. My theory is that people assume that self-employed people have vast amounts of free time on their hands.

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by TideRoll

Edit: I also seem to be serving as a chaperon a lot over the past few years for various school outings.

On a different note, my daughters reaching that age within the next few years or so where I'll be chaperoning too (along with the Rem P870) A different sort of volunteering

President of my Lions Club, Executive Board Member of the largest Food Bank in my area, and Volunteer at a summer Lunch Camp where I read to the kids and play Legos with them afterwards

Volunteering is its own reward!

I am an Explorer with Explorer Post 1218. It is a volunteer organization through the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Throughout the year between meetings we constantly are volunteering our man power to help out different local organizations with pretty much anything they request. Usually we are assisting the Kiawanas org. when they do things such as fishing derbys for children, we wrap gifts at the mall during holiday season, we do traffic details for RedCross motorcycle rallies.... and a bunch of other fun law enforcement related stuff

[icehog3]

Volunteer in a summer camp for "at-risk" youth.

Various mentoring and counseling programs for the same group.

Play Santa Claus and deliver toys to children of economically challenged families.

Originally Posted by Conch Republican

member of the local Masons and Shriners (shameless plug: www.shrinershq.org) and assorted other things.

Glad to see you here, Brother! I am a Mason and a Shriner as well. Plus I do tutoring and such at work (I am a HS teacher)

At a street mission feeding and clothing street people, assisting in finding places to live and work, and mentoring.

[av8tor152d]

Volunteer Firefighter.

[madurolover]

In the past i helped coach Little League football and have also worked at a foodbank a few times.

Here, I work in a clinic biweekly to see local nationals in a free clinic. It's amazing how long some of these people go without seeking care.

[Mark C]

I work with the high school youth group at church, and teach the 8th grade confirmation classes.

[schnell987]

Volunteer Firefighter and activity chairman with the boy scouts (helping the young men learn how to organize and run the monthly camping trips).

[BlackDog]

My wife and I are foster parents for our county. We get brand new babies straight from the hospital when the mother is a drug or alcohol abuser. We keep the babies until the child can be placed with a family member, or they stay with us longer term until mom gets cleaned up.

[icehog3]

Thought I'd post a pic from the newspaper of me playing Santa for the kids last year.

Originally Posted by icehog3

Thought I'd post a pic from the newspaper of me playing Santa for the kids last year.

Who Knew you were such a softie! Nice to See Tom, Im a Firm Believer in Giving back to your community!