1. Discuss the following qs:

- Who do you think benefits from volunteer work?

=> The people in need, homeless people, disabled people, the people in flooded areas, elderly people and sick people.

- How do people benefit from volunteer work ?

=> They have a better life thanks to volunteer work and the volunteer work also helps them overcome difficulties.

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1. Discuss the following qs:

- Who do you think benefits from volunteer work?

=> The people in need, homeless people, disabled people, the people in flooded areas, elderly people and sick people.

- How do people benefit from volunteer work ?

=> They have a better life thanks to volunteer work and the volunteer work also helps them overcome difficulties.

1 Have you ever do volunteer work ? What is it ?

No , I have not

2 Who do think benefits from volunteer work ?

I think they are: street children , homeless people , elderly people,....

3How do people benefits from ........?

They will feel happy and comfortable

4 Why should we do volunteer work ? Liste some kind of volunteer work and their benefit

Because volunteer work is very useful and interesting.

They are : donate books,food,clothes ; cooks meals,..

In recent decades, there is a sharp increase in the number of people taking part in volunteering on account of some wonderful benefits that voluntary work can bring us as follows. In the first place, volunteering is beneficial to both mental and physical health. It has been shown that people will enjoy higher life satisfaction when being helpful to others, which allows them to get rid of stress, anxiety and depression. Secondly, volunteering builds a strong relationship among humans. It is easy to make friends with the same hobbies or purposes. That is why voluntary work is the perfect opportunity for people who are so shy and afraid of connecting with other people. Last but not least, people can gain work experiences and better career development. Such life skills can be gain through this activity as teamwork, problem-solving, time-management. Volunteering gives people free chances to try out new

I want to donate moneys and books for street children because I want they can learn and read, and with a little moneys , they'll not hungry anymore. I want to do volunteer because I wanna see their smile when they saw the books and moneys I've give them.I'll try best to help them. And I'll ask my friends to help they too.

I want to provide food, clothes and blankets for street children. I want to do it because I want to share the things I have with children who are in need. I hope no child will be hungry and cold. I will cook food and bring it to street children on the weekends. I will also encourage my friends to donate clothes and blankets to them.I feel very happy about that because I can see their smile when they saw it.I want to do more good things to help them.And I'll ask my friends to help them too.I'll try best to do this.

I want to provide food, clothes and blankets for street children. I want to do it because I want to share the things I have with children who are in need. I hope no child will be hungry and cold. I will cook food and bring it to street children on the weekends. I will also encourage my friends to donate clothes and blankets to them.I feel very happy about that because I can see their smile when they saw it.I want to do more good things to help them.And I'll ask my friends to help them too.I'll try best to do this.

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As you know, community activities are convenient activities that help people develop better and become more mature, and that's why last year I participated in some community activities. Firstly, I went to the orphanage to help children without families, I cooked charity meals for the children, which showed my love for the children and the children were so happy when they had the meals I cooked. Then, I also taught them some lessons in math and English to help them gain better knowledge. Moreover, I also went to nursing homes, played, and talked with the elderly to help them be happier and less lonely. Volunteering helps me better, develop myself, know more about what is volunteering, and helps the community become united. This year, I think I will join some clean-up activities to do some activities such as: picking up litter in the streets and planting trees.
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Being a volunteer is one of the best things you can do with your life. It's a great way to help other people. It's also very satisfying to know that you are not wasting your time and are helping people who need help.
Many of us could and should be out there doing voluntary activities of some kind. So many volunteer organizations need extra hands. It really is easy. Just pick up the phone and offer your services.
I think too many of us settle into a lazy lifestyle. We just want to come home and watch TV. Life is much more interesting when you're a volunteer.
I've found it really opens your eyes to how some people live. It's sometimes sad to see how the government lets people down, but at least I'm doing my bit....

WHEN I was growing up, I don’t remember hearing much about community service. My parents were certainly civic-minded, but they were a lot more concerned about the work I did around the house. Like cleaning bathrooms and weeding the lawn.

Nowadays, some sort of volunteerism is a given in many places. Through schools, churches, synagogues, Girl and Boy Scouts and countless other organizations, children and teenagers are expected to do something, whether it be fund-raising for charities, working at soup kitchens or assisting at animal shelters.

In the most positive light, such service teaches children and teenagers to look beyond themselves and understand the role they can play in their community and country. In the most negative light, it is one more activity to tick off en route to college.

“There is some cynicism among people that some portion of community service is prompted by students interested more in résumé-building,” said Richard G. Niemi, professor of political science at the University of Rochester.

But does it really matter why it’s done? Isn’t it enough to volunteer, no matter the motive?

Well, yes and no. Studies have shown that generally, community service for whatever reason is a good thing. But how it’s done and whether it also involves service learning — that is, lessons that discuss homelessness, say, or hunger in a larger context — make a difference.

Continue reading the main story Joseph E. Kahne, a professor of education at Mills College, and his colleagues just completed a survey of more than 500 teenagers in the 11th and 12th grades from a diverse set of 19 high schools in California. The researchers followed the students for up to three years after graduation.

The students who were engaged in some sort of community service in high school — whether mandatory or voluntary — were more likely to volunteer or be involved in some civic activity. Most, but not all, of the volunteer work had classroom learning attached to it.

Participants get much more out of the work they do, Professor Niemi said, if there is a forum to talk about and question the larger issues involved.

Otherwise, he said, students may believe that all problems are solved through individual efforts and government doesn’t have a role. “They’ll see that the homeless don’t have food and that individuals help, but they won’t understand the connection between public policy and the homeless,” he said.

Professor Kahne also found this to be true in his research, noting that “most service programs do not examine causes of social problems or possible solutions” and, therefore, play down the need for political engagement.

In looking at what volunteering offers, Professor Kahne distinguishes among three types of citizens: “personally responsible” — that is they help people they know and donate blood; participatory citizens, who are active in community projects; and justice-oriented citizens, who examine causes and possible solutions for society’s ills.

“We believe that all three dimensions of citizenship are important, but found that most programs do not address all three and generally pay least attention to the last,” Professor Kahne said.

In fact, if teenagers — and adults for that matter — are thrust in a volunteer situation they don’t understand or feel that they are simply being assigned made-up work, it can actually have a detrimental effect.

James E. Youniss, a research professor of psychology at the Catholic University of America, said an unpublished study of New York students discovered that they were actually turned off to community service when they were told they were going to help people and ended up doing menial jobs that seemed unrelated.

Of course, volunteering may involve mundane or repetitive work, but those participating need to understand the connection between their work and the overall issue, Professor Youniss said.

“It’s not that service is bad, but that programs can be bad,” he said.

Because of time constraints and concerns about overt political messages, it can be difficult to create programs that offer the insights along with community service, Professor Youniss added.

But that doesn’t mean schools and organizations — not to mention parents — should stop encouraging or even requiring children to volunteer. Professor Youniss studied students in one Massachusetts high school that was about to introduce mandatory community service.

He looked at a sample group of teenagers, including those who did no volunteering, those who did so on their own and those required to complete a certain number of hours by their senior year.

The students were asked at the beginning and end of their high school career if they were likely to vote when they became eligible and do some sort of community service. Those who weren’t volunteering, or weren’t required to, usually said they were unlikely to vote or do community service in the future. Those who volunteered without being required generally said they were likely to vote and would volunteer. But the big switch to being much more inclined to volunteer and vote was apparent among those students who had been assigned service in the community, Professor Youniss said.

“I remember one kid who was a fullback, who waited until his senior year to volunteer,” he said. “Then he filled the 40-hour requirement by every Saturday taking a blind man to a gym and walking him through his physical activity.” That changed the boy’s outlook on his role in the community and helping others, Professor Youniss said.

What about the many programs that offer young people a way to travel and do good deeds, by building schools in Costa Rica or digging wells in Thailand?

That’s fine if you want to travel and can afford it. But most people I talked to seemed to feel that volunteering in your own community over a sustained period of time offers a more worthwhile experience. And if you’re using travel volunteerism to burnish your college application, beware. It may backfire.

“We’re not idiots,” said Barmak Nassirian, associate executive director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. “We know the price of an air-conditioned hotel and a plane. It’s an act of affluent tourism masquerading as community service.”

A 2008 survey of admissions officers from the top 50 colleges and universities by the organization DoSomething.org, found that admissions officers consistently put a higher value on continuous volunteering over several years at a local place than a short-term stint overseas.

Mark Segal, director of Westcoast Connection/360° Student Travel, said he understood why some people might be cynical about spending a fair amount of money to volunteer abroad. But, he said, the teenagers who went on the type of community service programs that his company offered typically did volunteer work at home as well.

Spending two weeks or a month overseas immersed in a project “is a life-changing experience,” Mr. Segal said. “You’re opening the doors for relationships and learning in a way that’s very different than being a traveler.”

In the survey, the admissions officers said they were confident they could discern when a student was being disingenuous about her commitment to community service. One noted that “insincerity seems likely when there is a laundry list of activities with minimal commitment.”

Those surveyed also said they understood some students had to work and didn’t have time for volunteering. My sons do have the luxury of being able to help in the community, and I’m glad to say they seem to want to. It’s the other service I spoke about — the bed-making and trash-emptying — that they, for some reason, seem far less eager to do.