Title: Vicki Hardin
1CONTACT INFORMATION
Vicki Hardin vhardin_at_westga.edu 678-839-6431
Room 355 Parker Hall (3rd Floor same building
as Registrar) http//www.westga.edu/careerservices
2Volunteer Service
The best way to find yourself, is to lose
yourself in the service of others. - Ghandi
Volunteering provides opportunities to contribute
to society in meaningful and valued ways.
Providing all young people with opportunities to
serve enables them to become contributors,
problem-solvers and partners with adults in
improving their communities and the larger
society (Lewis, 1988).
3Benefits ofVolunteering
- Learn about yourself and others
- Challenge yourself
- Affect positive change on society
- Contribute to your community
- Enhance leadership skills
4Benefits ofVolunteering
- Gain skills and experience
- Build your resume
- Network
- Develop transferable job skills
Change someones life possibly your own
5Getting Startedas a Volunteer
- Set goals that you would like to achieve from
your volunteer experience - Decide what areas of service interest you
- Determine the amount of time you are willing to
commit - When are you available
- How long a commitment you are willing to make
6Getting Startedas a Volunteer
- Visit our office to find and sign up for a
project that interests you - One day one time project
- Ongoing project
- Visit our website to register online.
7What Is Available
- Social Service
- Arts and Crafts
- Companion/Visitor
- Clothing/Food Banks
- Tutoring/Mentoring
- Crisis Hotline
- Fundraising
- Entertaining
"We can do no great things--only small things
with great love." Mother Teresa
8What Is Available
- West Georgia Habitat for Humanity
- Seedlings Program
- Carroll Mentoring
- Carroll County Soup
- Kitchen
- Boys and Girls Clubs
- Senior Citizen Program
- Inner Harbour
- McIntosh
- Reserve
- Many more
9Companies EncouragingVolunteer Service
- IBM
- Enterprise
- Lockheed Martin
- Boeing
- Wal Mart
- Target
- Ernst and Young
- Hewlett-Packard
- Cintas
- Printpack
- Georgia-Pacific
- Georgia Power
- UPS
- Coca Cola
- Regions Bank
- Synovus
- AFLAC
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than
the grandest intention." Anonymous