I find volunteering to be a great way to learn, and help people by using your knowledge. I have been an avid volunteering since I was really young. My first time volunteering was when I was 6, I went to paid an elderly home, with my mom through her work. In the last two years, I have done traveling / volunteering.. I go to school in PEI, where I volunteer with the school by being the convener of the Intramural Ball Hockey League.. which was a great success, met a lot of people from the school, being that I am from Ontario. As a Sports and Leisure Student I also help out in the storage room.
Before school, I was in Katimavik, a Canadian Youth Volunteer Program, that was really awesome, brought me to three places,
Elliot Lake, ON, Nelson, BC and Chicoutimi, QC for 3 months each. Where I worked at three full time volunteer jobs, earning a weekly stipend of $21 (lifestyle of the rich and famous), volunteer onto of my three full time jobs.. Everything was paid for, by the program through the Canadian Government.. It was quite the learning experience.
It is more that just a volunteering experience in itself.. You are living with 10 other people plus your project leader, these people are from all across the country. The groups are made up of a general distribution of the population, so there are approximately 4 people from Ont, 3 people from Quebec, 1 from Maritimes, 1 from Prairies, 1 from Alberta/NWT, 1 from BC / Yukon...
When I get back to PEI in Sept, I'm trying to volunteer for the Red Cross, as a Disaster Response Volunteer, as I believe it will help me progress, towards my goal of becoming a paramedic.
Personally, I do not like the organizations that require you to pay a fee to volunteer. I try to avoid doing things like that.. I always willing to help a hand, but I'm not willing to pay a fee to help. In my opinion you can find help elsewhere.
Volunteering is an important part of my life
