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How do you feel about volunteering time and/or money? Do you prefer one over the other? What is your motivation? OR Why don't you volunteer?

When I was in my early teens, I would go to the nursing home around the corner and play the piano for the residents. They enjoyed having a young person around and I enjoyed playing for people. Many times, I would stay for awhile and chat or play games. My main reason for going was because I was home alone a lot and enjoyed getting out and spending time with people.

After graduating college, I joined AmeriCorp for the summer to help facilitate a reading program. While doing that, we also helped to build a Habitat House. I did that mostly for the college stipend and some extra money.

When we lived in Columbus, we volunteered to help upkeep the park that was by our apartment. I did this because I enjoy gardening and the park was like our front yard.

Now, I'm at a food pantry distributing food. I chose this because I enjoy helping those who have little. I like interacting with people and to be honest, it's nice to hear sincere 'thank you's from people, even if it's only 2 out of 20 people. I enjoy it and it makes me feel like I'm contributing to my neighborhood.

I have little money so I can never make money donations. However, time I always find I have a lot of. There was about a 5 year period that I didn't volunteer at all. I was going through a selfish phase. Luckily, I worked through my issues and am now back assisting others.

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