Volunteering Presentation

Empowering students through volunteering

By: Alexis Barhorst

• Allows you to give back to others
• Make an impact for the community you live in
• You get a joy and satisfaction from helping others

Volunteering matters:

• A person who does something, especially helping other people, willing and without being forced or paid to do it

What is volunteering:

Introducing Volunteering

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Things to get out of volunteering

• Giving back to the community
• Helps my mental well being
• Gives me a break from other things
• Meet new friends
• Help others in need

Individually get our of volunteering

Volunteering is good for your career

Volunteering is good for your mental health

Volunteering is good for your grades

Key Takeaways to Volunteering

Volunteering is good for your brain

Benefits

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• 93% Improvement in mood
• 88% Improved Self-Esteem
• 79% Lower Stress Levels
• 78% Greater control over their health and well-being
• 75% Feel physically healthier
• 34% Better manager their chronic illness

Benefits of Volunteering

How to get involved

Step 1

Find a club or volunteering group

Step 2

See what volunteering opportunities they have

List of how to get involved

Finding a group through campus or a group outside of campus is how you get into volunteering

Getting involved right away through your club on what volunteering opportunities they have

It may be scary at first but taking the step to sign up will start your volunteering experiences

Go and attend your first volunteer activity by the end of the experience you will want to keep volunteering

Step 3

Sign up to volunteer

Step 4

Attend your volunteering opportunity

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Who I volunteer through

University of Toledo Red Cross

Islamic Food Bank

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Conclussion

Volunteering can help bring you a lot of joy in ways you wouldn't understand until you start to volunteer. There are multiple ways to get involved you just have to go out of your comfort zone and help the community that is always supporting you be successful

Call to Action

Action 1

Join a club on campus or outside of campus to start your volunteering process to gain good skills on your resmume

Action 2

If you need a club:The Red Cross Club is having a meeting tonigh Wednesday October 16th from 4-5pm in Health and Human Services Room 1711C

Action 3

If you want to volunteer through the Islamic Food Bank, I can give you the link to recieve emails on when volunteering opportunities come open to volunteer

• https://www.fosteru.org/jobs/what-do-i-get-out-of-volunteering/
• https://blog.prosolutions.net/blog/why-volunteer
• https://www.helpguide.org/mental-health/wellbeing/volunteering-and-its-surprising-benefits
• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/volunteer#
• https://www.habitat.org/stories/why-do-volunteering-and-service-matter

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Remember to get involved!!