Author	Thread: Volunteering/Activism/Giving Back/And so on! =]
NicoleMarieG View Profile History	Volunteering/Activism/Giving Back/And so on! =] Posted : 21 Oct, 2010 11:51 AM I wasn't sure where else to post this and then figured, why not here! Because I am interested in what young adults today are doing to make the world a better place! Do you volunteer? Are you going green? Are there small things you do to make a difference? Maybe you are the youth group advisor at your Church! Or you spend your Saturdays at a soup kitchen. Whatever you do, I want to know about it! I think itll be nice to see the array of volunteering among us. =] I volunteer with a grassroots organization known as Stop Modern Slavery. We work to raise awareness and promote aid and solutions for Human Trafficking. I am also a leaflet distributor for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. I also sell homemade goods and send in funds as a form of monetary contribution. At home I compost and recycle and work on an organic farm. Our next big step is biodiesel! I've worked the picket lines for Planned Parenthood. Volunteered and worked for the Human Rights Campaign in order to secure non discrimination in the work field for the LGBTQ community. I volunteered with visitors services and managed large groups with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for 3+ years. I volunteer with other Friends to promote peace and equality throughout the nation and world. Campaigns, sponsorship, education, raising awareness. I heart volunteering in a major way. =] Id have to say the volunteering positions I've held are way better/more worthwhile than any paid job I've worked. Lol. So lets hear it from you! How do you give back? What inspires you to volunteer? Nationally! Internationally! =] gogogo! Post Reply
Tulip89 View Profile History	Volunteering/Activism/Giving Back/And so on! =] Posted : 21 Oct, 2010 11:05 PM Well, I ride a motorcycle that gets 50+ mpg. And cows are a large contributor to methane emissions, so I try to eat a lot of them. The more cows I eat, the fewer cows there are to warm up our planet. It's a big sacrifice, but somebody's gotta make it, right? Post Reply
View Profile History	Volunteering/Activism/Giving Back/And so on! =] Posted : 22 Oct, 2010 10:18 AM Tulip89, thank you for doing your part to reduce methane gas emissions! :ROFL: I am very passionate about children; I want them to have the basic necessities and a good education so that they can be successful. Right now I'm a substitute teacher, so I try to take every chance I get to be a positive encouragement to them and teach them good character traits. I also like volunteering at after-school tutoring programs and at Infant Crisis Services. ICS is an organization in Oklahoma City that provides underprivileged families with everything they need to provide for their children (through age 2); they give away diapers, formula, food, clothing, toys, anything a parent may need. Post Reply
Tulip89 View Profile History	Volunteering/Activism/Giving Back/And so on! =] Posted : 22 Oct, 2010 10:41 AM Oh, you're welcome. It's all about saving the planet, of course. Methane is, after all, more globally warming than carbon dioxide. Don't even get me started about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide. It's high specific heat makes it a terrible greenhouse gas, inhalation can cause death within minutes, and yet it goes completely unregulated! Post Reply
View Profile History	Volunteering/Activism/Giving Back/And so on! =] Posted : 22 Oct, 2010 12:13 PM And they sell dihydrogen monoxide at the store in various packaging like it's some common beverage?! Al Gore should lobby for dihydrogen monoxide regulation instead of carbon dioxide. The government needs to get their priorities straightened out. Post Reply