Foo - Volunteer work...

When was the last time you volunteered time to a cause? What did you do to help your fellow man and or woman?

El Coucho

When was the last time you volunteered time to a cause? What did you do to help your fellow man and or woman?

El Coucho

2 yrs ago.
Project Open Hand.
http://www.projectopenhand.org/


I need to find another charity to help out.

At the The school for wayward teenage girls last week

2 yrs ago.
Project Open Hand.
http://www.projectopenhand.org/


I need to find another charity to help out.

newcfbikeforspry.org

I volunteer on a bicycle repair ministry at our church, as well as the facilities maintenance team, I am the CubMaster of the CubScout pack at our youngest son's elementary school, where I also volunteer as part of the PTA Dad's den and I am an assistant coach for our oldest son's tackle football team.

I don't volunteer at the moment but I help people everyday at work, and I usually donate money at the various registers for the various charities. I would like to volunteer my time somewhere though.

At the The school for wayward teenage girls last week

You are completely twisted.

You are completely twisted.

Where do they keep the wayward moms:thumb:?

Where do they keep the wayward moms:thumb:?

Lancaster County....or so I've been told.

Where do they keep the wayward moms:thumb:?
That's where I go on Tuesdays

Lancaster County....or so I've been told.

interesting indeed!

I have taken Photographs for free for single mom's. Kids pictures, not the moms.

I have taken Photographs for free for single mom's. Kids pictures, not the moms.

Boloney!
You posted wayward mom pictures here.

Boloney!
You posted wayward mom pictures here.
That was my wife

That was my wife

She have access to this place?
You really live life on the edge.

She have access to this place?
You really live life on the edge.
My middle name is "danger"

This weekend we're helping with Habitat for Humanity. 2 weekends ago I gave away a bunch (more) kids bike helmets.

I've got 100 hours of court ordered community service i'm working off. I'm starting off with the county forest preserve tomorrow, and plan on doing some work for various pet shelters and the local library. Last time I did any was probably 8 years ago when it was a requirement for history class in high school. I chose a daycare for children on respirators. It was sad but very rewarding. I tried volunteering at a pet shelter a couple years back, but the orientation was so depressing I just couldn't push my self to go back.

How'd you get community service?

My middle name is "danger"

First name "Stranger" ?

Dui like an idiot... pulled over for speeding.

I spent a week with Habitat in St Bernard Parish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_Parish,_Louisiana) after Katrina. I spent last summer's vacation helping to clean up record flooding (Lee (http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/09/central_pennsylvania_counties.html)) in an adjacent community. I have also run an outreach volunteer computer repair gig for my church. Last month, my church asked me to help out with some storm damage (downed trees).

My son helped out with the first two, and now my church is quick to contact him as well. Last week, we was asked to help move a single mom with her four kids. It was rather traumatic and I think some substance abuse problems with the mother may have been revealed.

A pastor asked me what motivates me to help. While I related John:13, there was a more touching story I related as well. It involves a close and generous friend (a former Scoutmaster) who's volunteerism in the past was repaid by young scouts when he need help with flood cleanup.

Dui like an idiot... pulled over for speeding.

Lucky that's all you got, that could've sucked much more.

This morning... have been a volunteer with our non profit bike co-op for longer than I can remember.

Today I was tuning up our custom made shop tandem so it can go back out on rentals and our shop has donated a lot of time and materials to make it such a sweet ride.

Done a little bit of animal related stuff. Taught some submission/joint manipulation stuff to a group of women for free for self defense.

Does being a team captain on by company's MS Bike Team qualify as volunteering? In addition to participating and raising money, I also contact vendors for jersey, help recruit team members, etc. I have been doing that for the last 8 years.

To answer your question couch, not many a day goes by where I am not doing something volunteer work related.

To answer your question couch, not many a day goes by where I am not doing something volunteer work related.

It feels like that here at work considering how little I'm paid.

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Soup kitchen not too long ago. Turned off by the whole ordeal. Waaaaaay to many people (helpers, specifically, not the people eating) trying to sell their religion to me. My wife fell for one of them, and now they keep calling her... just glad she gave them her number and not mine.

Soup kitchen not too long ago. Turned off by the whole ordeal. Waaaaaay to many people (helpers, specifically, not the people eating) trying to sell their religion to me. My wife fell for one of them, and now they keep calling her... just glad she gave them her number and not mine.
That would bother me too.

I volunteer quite a bit of time to The Park Hill Bike Depot (http://www.thebikedepot.org/)

I teach a monthly bicycle safety/maintenance course for the earn-a-bike participants.
I volunteer time fixing bikes, helping people who bring their bikes and do some IT work for them every Sunday.

To answer your question couch, not many a day goes by where I am not doing something volunteer work related.

Yep. Once it starts it's hard find a good balance without someone's feelings getting hurt.

A bit self-serving... but I did a trail work day a couple weekends ago for my local mountain bike club. We're building a brand new singletrack trail in the NW chicago burbs.

Does being a team captain on by company's MS Bike Team qualify as volunteering? In addition to participating and raising money, I also contact vendors for jersey, help recruit team members, etc. I have been doing that for the last 8 years.

Sounds good to me.

i've done 2 this year, american diabetic expo (in exchange for free materials to hand out during a class presentation), and channel 9 health fair.

i love doing stuff like that- interacting with folks.

Does being a team captain on by company's MS Bike Team qualify as volunteering? In addition to participating and raising money, I also contact vendors for jersey, help recruit team members, etc. I have been doing that for the last 8 years.

lessee, you are outside yourself, and doing something to help others (those with ms), so,
yeah, it definitely counts!

Volunteer with a greyhound adoption group. We find homes for ex-racers & blood donor dogs. I'm also a regular Red Cross blood donor.

A bit self-serving... but I did a trail work day a couple weekends ago for my local mountain bike club. We're building a brand new singletrack trail in the NW chicago burbs.

Cool, which burb is this?

Besides posting to this forum, I've had a favorite non profit that I've supported for years, at tprf.org. It's one of the few that doesn't have a highly paid executive. Most of the work done is volunteer, including the president.

Cool, which burb is this?
Raceway Woods in carpentersville. Details/pics here: https://www.facebook.com/cambrnorth
Info for the work days and more info is on cambr (http://cambr.org/SMF/index.php?action=forum).

I volunteer at my local YMCA, teaching spin and leading the walking group. I teach about 10-12 classes a month.

I volunteer at my local YMCA, teaching spin and leading the walking group. I teach about 10-12 classes a month.

I want to learn to walk someday.

Used to Volunteer t the humane society. walking dogs and socializing them i liked working with the dogs didnt like the people to much.WAS funny when ever i walked in the cage area every dog was like saying pick me pick me for the first walk. Them dogs made great freinds

I want to learn to walk someday.

There is an 88-year-old woman in my class who did her first half marathon at the age of 82, and she's walked one every year since. She finishes in about 3.5 hours.

I want to learn to walk someday.

Not possible.
Years of horse/donkey riding on the range has left most Texicans (for generations) bow-legged so the can only "amble" along.

Raceway Woods in carpentersville. Details/pics here: https://www.facebook.com/cambrnorth
Info for the work days and more info is on cambr (http://cambr.org/SMF/index.php?action=forum).

Cool. I "organized" a ride their once for my motorcycle nongroup (it's the antidote to motorcycle clubs) and we were all impressed by the site.

I volunteer on a bicycle repair ministry at our church, as well as the facilities maintenance team, I am the CubMaster of the CubScout pack at our youngest son's elementary school, where I also volunteer as part of the PTA Dad's den and I am an assistant coach for our oldest son's tackle football team.

Can I go to your church and fix bikes? All I ever get are computers.

Can I go to your church and fix bikes? All I ever get are computers.

Yep. Want me to PM you next time we are asked to repair bikes? La familia de jsharr goes to the 11 am service most every Sunday and any of ya'll are welcome to join us. I will gladly go to another service if that better fits your schedule.

Yep. Want me to PM you next time we are asked to repair bikes? La familia de jsharr goes to the 11 am service most every Sunday and any of ya'll are welcome to join us. I will gladly go to another service if that better fits your schedule.

The only problem would be the fact I am in the wrong timezone. :(