How does one get involved in community service?

**homesteadmamma** · 02-21-2006, 01:14 AM

How did you get started? Were you asked or did you volunteer your time?

**frugalandsimple** · 02-21-2006, 05:15 AM

The church where I used to go have a MOPS meetings which is how I found out about it since I love being around kids

**dwallyfam** · 02-21-2006, 07:09 AM

I got asked to a dinner and suckered into the PTA.

Kellie

**FrugalMomof3** · 02-21-2006, 08:32 AM

I dont vounteer too often, if anything I help out every other Wednesday at Girl Scout Meetings.

**tbs727** · 02-21-2006, 08:35 AM

Our church offers many opportunities.

**Missy** · 02-21-2006, 11:22 AM

church for me too. I volunteered to do a group for quilting and one for baby blanket making. The baby blankets get donated to a local pregnancy/child/mother center and the quilts are donated randomly dependng on what the need is.

**sunshine** · 02-21-2006, 12:10 PM

Our little community is very close knit-- and I got a phone call one day asking me to bake pies for a charity dinner. After I agreed to that, I got asked for just about every event that came along

**Pepper** · 02-21-2006, 12:22 PM

I don't volunteer to often either. I wish I did more. The only thing I really do is crochet afghans, squares and baby afghans and donate to various online charities.

**Vannie** · 02-21-2006, 12:54 PM

I saw an blurb in our local newspaper and ignored it. Later I saw the very same blurb in my jobs newsletter and figured it was what I was supposed to do

so I joined the "Friend Advocate Program" to help seniors.

**baxjul** · 02-21-2006, 08:25 PM

When we moved to Fl in June, dd and I went to the library the next day and volunteered. Then when I signed her up for kindergarden I asked about the PTA, and joined.

**waterlover** · 02-21-2006, 09:10 PM

Community service is very important to DH and I. We met while being volunteers for a nonprofit organization that was extremely active in the small town we were living in. He was new to town

I had been asked to join that group.

Now we belong to International Lions Club and the club we belong does alot in our community, which is what we like. I contacted our local Lions club about joining. We are working an event every week or every other week depending on the time of year.

I also am on the committee that cooks meals for members of our church, if their having/had a baby or theres been a death etc. I was asked if I wanted to become involved with this group.

I have also cooked desserts for a private nursing home. A neighbor had asked me if I wanted to do that.

This isn't "community" work (more International) but I also work with kids living in poverty in Mexico every chance I get. And I searched that opportunity out.

I should note that our involvment in community work is one reason that DH and I have downscaled/simplified our lives, so we can have the time.

**PrairieRose** · 02-22-2006, 10:25 AM

I used to volunteer at the kids school a lot and when our dd was a sr. in high school I volunteered along with another lady to run the concession stand for a basketball season. THAT was a quite the committment. We did very well and made over $15,000 for the sr. class that year and they got to go to Florida for their sr. trip.

I don't volunteer through organizations but I have been thinking of meels on wheels. I do try to help anyone that I know that needs meals brought in when sick or during a time off loss and I volunteer on many, many bridal and baby showers. During a 2 month period last year I think I did 5 wedding showers.