What a great idea, I get to step away from the computer and all the job searching and apply myself and assist people in need. People volunteer for many reasons but mines is simply to help people that may be in a worse situation then myself, the fact that I am able to do so is such a blessing. My presence could make someone’s day and that is all the reward I need, so I smile as much as possible, courteous at all times and say kind words to those that may seem down. I recently had my first day at the Sue Pridmore women’s center and was so excited I had to post my feelings on the one and only Facebook of course lol!
So let’s jump into some details shall we?
I started Volunteering at the Sue Pridmore center the other day because I have the desire to help others, flash a smile, and be kind. Who knows, just by doing those things could really make someone feel like they truly matter. While serving food the cook and I had a conversation and he thought I was ONLY volunteering because I needed college credit. To be honest I did chuckle a bit, because for one he thought I was way younger than I am and for two shocked to find out that most people that he has worked with only volunteered for that reason. I then replied and stated NO I just want to do it out of the goodness of my Heart. I feel God’s purpose for me is to also serve and help people outside of my family and friends. Chef Joe was surprised at my answer and he said “WOW we rarely get people like you, which really means a lot and THANK YOU". Wow really…was all I could say but in my head I was on cloud nine!
Here I was cleaning, cooking, serving and smiling and NOT complaining and someone was thanking me for just being ME lol! How awesome is that?
I felt great and the ladies were so inviting and friendly. My first day was a great success and can’t wait to go back next week and the week after and the months to follow lol! Volunteering is definitely a great way to utilize my time and it the process touch lives. GOD is so good and this is one situation where I can say I DONT MIND BEING USED.
So I hope you all have a blessed day and whenever the opportunity arises be a blessing to someone else.
Happy job searching for those in my boat and for those employed to have a stress free work day.
That's awesome. I wish more people understood the concept of volunteering. I'm supposed to coordinate our volunteering activities at work and no one every shows up, except maybe 7 out of 700 employees. It's really sad. People don't understand that togethear each achieves more...and if we can't come together to help each other out from time to time we hurt our society overall.
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exactly Amber well put as well. Don't give up on your efforts to get ppl involved at your job, trust me it will pay off soon. Stay encouraged and thank you for your efforts to try and get involved with volunteering as well! Thanks for reading I appreciate the support!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally with you on the volunteering thing. It feels good to do something to help others. I feel bad just talking about something and not doing anything about it.
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