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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
My wife and I are still fairly new to TV, and I'm recovering from knee surgery, so we're just now looking to get involved in some volunteering. We're pretty open to any good cause, but we have one main thought...
We'd like to get involved in something where you work directly, to at least some degree, with the people you help. In other words, we'd prefer not to just donate or collect and such, where you simply work with other volunteers and then send off some donation to an organization. Don't get me wrong...we'd love working with other volunteers. That's part of the satisfaction. We just want some level of direct involvement with those we help.
As I said, we'd consider any group. We've thought about the military and their families, the aged and infirm, children in need, et. Al., but would consider any group.
Any thoughts?
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Great thread. Like you we plan on doing volunteering when we arrive. Were also more interested in hands on. The last year I have been involved with homeless people working in the soup kitchen at a local church. After preparing bags of food we deliver them to the homeless on the streets of Detroit. Its heartbreaking to see because contrary to popular belief these people are not all drunks/drug addicts. Over half of these people are Veterans. Many times I have been brought to tears when we run across women with their children living on the streets.
I must say it is rewarding handing a person a simple bag of food, along with a bag of clothing and how grateful they are to receive it. It really keeps me humble and appreciative of how blessed I am in life.
You will find doing hands on work and being directly involved with those in need is more rewarding than sending in donations. We have a saying in our group that goes no matter how small be a blessing in someone's life today.
Good luck to you on your search to help others and hope you find what fits your needs.