Volunteering and Its Benefits

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Volunteering and Its Benefits

What do you already know about volunteering?

Defining Volunteering

Volunteering: Giving your time and skills without receiving monetary payment.

Settings for Volunteering

Community centers: Local facilities where people can engage in recreational, educational, and other community activities.

Settings for Volunteering

 Local voluntary organisations: Non-profit groups that operate within a local area to provide services or support to the community without financial gain.

Settings for Volunteering

Charity shops: A shop where second-hand goods are sold to raise money for a charity.

What activities can you engage in at community centers?

1. Educational programs
2. Recreational activities
3. Only sports events
4. Exclusive social gatherings

Who typically uses community centers?

1. Local residents
2. Only government officials
3. Tourists visiting the area
4. Families and children

What is a primary purpose of community centers?

1. Providing recreational space
2. Housing homeless individuals
3. Fostering community engagement
4. Hosting large concerts

How do local voluntary organizations operate?

1. Without financial gain
2. By making large profits
3. As government agencies
4. With paid staff only

What is the primary purpose of local voluntary organizations?

1. Generate profit for members
2. Support corporate interests
3. Provide services to the community
4. Promote political agendas

Who benefits from local voluntary organizations?

1. Only wealthy individuals
2. Foreign corporations
3. Government officials exclusively
4. The local community

What do charity shops primarily sell?

1. New electronics
2. Luxury items
3. Second-hand goods
4. Fresh food

What is the main purpose of charity shops?

1. Raise money for charity
2. Sell luxury brands
3. Provide jobs only
4. Promote local artists

Who typically donates items to charity shops?

1. Manufacturers
2. Individuals in the community
3. Government agencies
4. Corporate businesses

Reasons for Volunteering and Benefits

• New skills and valuable work experience.
• Making new friends.
• Better physical and mental health and wellbeing.
• Giving something back.
• Improving your confidence.
• Sense of connection to others in the community.
• Improve how things work for the better.
• Show your commitment.

Finding and Applying for Volunteer Positions

• Ask directly in shop or community centre.
• Research voluntary organisation near you and either call or email them.  
• Look at websites that post volunteer opportunities. 

What can volunteering help you give back?

1. Increased financial gain.
2. Sense of connection to the community.

How can you find volunteer opportunities?

1. Ask directly in shop
2. Wait for a friend to invite you
3. Only check social media
4. Contact local community centre

What is a proactive way to volunteer?

1. Only volunteer during holidays
2. Research voluntary organizations
3. Wait for an advertisement

How does volunteering improve confidence?

1. By isolating you from others.
2. By providing valuable work experience.

What is a benefit of volunteering?

1. New skills and valuable work experience.
2. Making new friends.
3. Increased stress and anxiety.
4. Better physical and mental health.

Tasks

1. Put your name on the front of the booklet.

2. Put Today's date in the 'issue date' box.

3. Complete page 3 of the booklet.

4. On page 4 - Write a sentence which states what volunteering means and one benefit of volunteering using 15 words or less.

5. Close the booklet when complete.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

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Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

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Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

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