Jan. 23, 2007 - Volunteerism on the Net
I found Jayn Craven's blog on forumer.com and she is making great use of the Internet to further volunteerism -- such a worthy activity.
From her profile: I have lived in Germany (and hope to continue to do so until some
time in 2007). Until Feb. 2005, I managed the United Nations' Online
Volunteering service (www.onlinevolunteering.org), and for four years
before that, I directed the Virtual Volunteering Project
(www.serviceleader.org/old/vv).
She also has a myspace blog on volunteering:
She also has a page about her own volunteer work at *** where she says:
"I don't volunteer primarily out of a sense of duty to my country,
because I think I have to, or because I think it's 'nice'; I volunteer
to make a difference in the causes I believe in, and for what I
personally gain out of doing so."
Well, I'm no Gen Xer (and I'm closer to the 90-year-old age Jane posts on her web site, saying one should never post one's real age or birthday on the Net), but my life has been focused around my volunteer work for all my working years -ever since I left school in fact - and I think I've made the right choices.
Here are some of my favorite volunteer activities (most of them centered around the Scientology religion, as I find that by forwarding Scientology programs I get the most done to help people, as Scientology assists in so many ways, since it provides a basic understanding of life).
Scientology Volunteer Ministers: I frequently volunteer my time as a Scientology Volunteer Minister, both in doing hands on work and in promoting the cause on the Net.
Foundation for a Drug-Free World: Drugs are at the root of so much that is bad about our modern society. And it wrecks the lives of those who abuse them. I believe in getting to kids before they experiment.
Youth for Human Rights International: A great program. Dedicated to implementing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Criminon: With recidivism unchecked and prison populations at an all-time high, isn't it about time we implemented programs that actually rehabilitate offenders and get them back into society living useful, productive lives rather than preying on the rest of us? And isn't it worth the world to get to someone who completely lost his/her self esteem and restore to him his own self respect and his happiness as well?
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