volunteering/community service Options

[perfectionist]

I need some hours so I can have something to put on my college application.

So how does the whole hours thing work? Does it depend on your school? You go to the volunteering place, do some work, then what? Just put whatever amount you did when you fill it out? If so, then how do they know you're not lying?? Or do you need to tell your school?

Thanks.

And just out of curiousity, what kinds of things did you guys volunteer for?

[mystical]

Differents schools look at how many hrs you done and where you done them. They also check with the voluenteer place to see if you actually done those hrs.

I personally done many hrs @ a park, and many others for Venturing crew.

[POonSKi]

I need some hours so I can have something to put on my college application.

So how does the whole hours thing work?  Does it depend on your school?  You go to the volunteering place, do some work, then what?  Just put whatever amount you did when you fill it out?  If so, then how do they know you're not lying??  Or do you need to tell your school?

Thanks.

And just out of curiousity, what kinds of things did you guys volunteer for?

i m srry,, i m only startin freshman this comin Sep. lolz,, but i heard a little about it though.they count wat u volunteer ova the 4 years of high school. such as workin in a public library or sumthin like tat to take up the hours. cuz tats wat my sis did. i hope tat help~

[PinoyOtaku]

Well here's one place you can go to, try to apply to become a volunteer in your local hospital, food bank, or shelter. That's what I did. (well only the hospital thing... )

[perfectionist]

But how do they know how many hours we did?

[mystical]

But how do they know how many hours we did?

they call the place you volunteered at or you give them a certificate from the place you worked at saying you did the hrs.

[perfectionist]

So the school calls the places for every student that doesn't have some sort of certificate?

So if you volunteer at a place where you know the main person, they could lie for you when the school calls them?

[mystical]

So the school calls the places for every student that doesn't have some sort of certificate?

So if you volunteer at a place where you know the main person, they could lie for you when the school calls them?

sometimes they check sometimes they dont...i have no idea how they actually do it.

[lcapk]

at my school i have to show them what i'm volunteering for. then they approve. after i finish, i have someone in charge at the event to sign a sheet provided by my school saying how many hrs etc.

[WONHEEEEE_:D]

i wouldn't know how that works, i'm going to be a freshman soon!
if you're good with kids, volunteer at a day care-- my brother does~

[jaeman]

I'm gonna need to do some community service too. I haven't had any since sixth grade.

[koreansaga510]

im about to do sum voluntary work out here..thinking about going to help at UMC medical hospital..

[babixlilac]

in my high sckool, dey ask fo 20 hrs of communtiy service evb year...i mostly help da teachers wid grading nd cleaning up.i wen to da library nd help wid da books too.next year another 20 hours....

[aZn_hApPy05]

for my school dis is wut we do. dey give u a sheet of paper and wherever u volunteer at u mark how many hours u did and dey sign it. also for my school dey want u to have at pictures to prove that u were dere. volunteer at the library, animal shelter, hospital, jus ask the school. deres some clubs like student council that does volunteer. so maybe its best to join a club.

[smileyamers]

ur supposed to get a form or something for the people u volunteer for to sign with. if u dont have one..just get a blank sheet of paper or a flier and have the person in charge of the volunteer event to sign and put ur name/#of hours/name of volunteer event/ and maybe their phone # if they want to.

so if you ever need proof you did those hours, you have that sheet of paper!

[sheepy]

hmms not tooo suree cuz i dunt havta .. yet ;D

[hybrid]

I haven't done community service yet, but I am going to do it this year.

[silver-rain]

hmm, at my school, they give you a sheet where you write the place where you volunteer and have it signed... i think... or you could always ask the people you're volunteering for to write something that says how many hours you volunteered for. hmm, i'm volunteering at a hospital, and last year, i tutored. you could do that.

[islandkiss]

Differents schools look at how many hrs you done and where you done them. They also check with the voluenteer place to see if you actually done those hrs.

I personally done many hrs @ a park, and many others for Venturing crew.

^ ditto.

[XaZnX07]

i need 50 hours of it to get out of highschool and i am working a camp for 5th graders every year fun


.:tony:.

[EmeraldKnight]

I do 2 hours every week at the local library.. once school year starts I'm hoping to be able to volunteer at the Tech Museum.. that would be awesome

[DisneyPrincessKa...]

When I had to do community service for NJHS I had a form, when I'd do something I'd put down the hours and whoever I was doing service for had to sign it.

[xjjajeengx]

for me, im signing up at the local hospital. I'm looking into seeing if i can volunteer at this one children's hospital tho, since i like children, but i dont know anyone from my HS that works there for community service so im like
I heard that if you go to those feed the poor places with your church or something and feed them or whatever, that counts too, right?

[LatinaLady]

go volunteer at a place get the poepl to sign a paper and provide a numbr so that if the school has to call they have a number. thats all i have to do

[abercrombiekid]

volunteer because you want to, not because you feel obligated.

[IIO__oII]

i need to volunteer some....
maybe at sum art class. =]

[JlIaTMK]

volunteer because you want to, not because you feel obligated.

yes i agree with this guy.... said it perfectly

[aud_chua]

well.. if you're gonna volunteer, don't do it with a grudge...
i chose an art museum cuz i love art! then, just get your supervisor to print out the document with your hours and days and the school should be fine with that (unless the school provides you with an official form).
just do it in a place where you think you'll enjoy doing work for without pay. hehe... the musuem i volunteered at was pretty cool cuz they gave me free admissions all the time and discounts in their stores.
my sister was too lazy to do anything so she "volunteered" by reading to my blind aunt. ^^; then my aunt wrote a letter to the school, stating that she actually helped her out and all that.. iono if that gonna work in your school.. but anyway.. there's a ton of stuff to do out there!

[dreamerOi]

all i know is it depends all on your school or thats what i think and im turning soph and ive only done volunteer work like clean up parks and help out at the colleges or whatever and car washs and yea just whatever stuff like that but i LOVE it haha its like addicting