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Article #124: Help Yourself and Others by Mentoring and Volunteering

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We see and hear about them every day - elderly residents that would absolutely
Charity runs, walks for Breast Cancer, love to have someone come and talk to
Dinners, Golf outings, etc... These them for just an hour or two. Many of
events raise needed money for research, these nursing home residents have little
medical expenses and expensive or no visitors and are very lonely. The
treatments, to provide medical care to Orange County Choppers family, famous for
underprivileged people, and for disaster their show on Discovery Channel, went and
relief among other things. These are all played bingo with the residents at a
great endeavors, the problem is that no local nursing home and made a big
one person can donate to all of them and difference in their lives. It also made
some funnel a higher percentage of funds them feel better helping these people.
to their recipients. The best way around That is what happens when you volunteer -
this is to volunteer and give a little of by helping others you help yourself.
your time to the cause of your choice. It has been proven that people who donate
As the saying goes - "If you give someone their time and help others by
a fish, you feed them for a day. If you volunteering have lower stress rates,
teach them how to fish, you feed them for lower blood pressure, and live longer.
a lifetime." Everyone has knowledge, It just makes you feel good to know that
abilities and experience they can pass on you had a positive effect on someone
to help others. For instance, Habitat elses life. The 20th century prophet
for Humanity provides a nice home and a Edgar Cayce hinted at the meaning of life
better community to people who could not and our future has to do with helping
afford it, but are willing to put in some others and becoming fulfilled and happy
sweat equity. Several charities provide therefore helping ourselves in the
counselors for drug rehab, family process.
problems and even credit counseling. Big Regardless your beliefs and choice of
Brother is a great organization that charity or method, volunteer and make a
provides a mentor to kids of all races difference in someones life. Could you
that need a father or extra parental imagine what the world would be like if
figure as they don't have one. You don't everyone volunteered just 1 hour a week?
have to even volunteer with a large Take the time to volunteer and help
charity, you can do it on your own. others and make the world and your world
There are thousands of nursing homes with a better place.






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