The volunteer call

It could probably be said I’m a big fan of volunteering. While I have made a commitment to myself and family to not take on a zillion new things this year, I have been known to lead big volunteer projects, sit on boards that turned in to part time jobs and develop initiatives for organizations throughout the Indianapolis area. When I went to Google this morning, there was a tag line under the search that said “Find an opportunity to volunteer in your community today.” and took me to the All for Good website where Michelle Obama makes a video plea for us to get involved. She says the work that must be done in our nation is too great for us to not all get involved. True to the Obama style, they have worked in some social media efforts that are almost worth while to sign up just to experience their way of leading a project

There is so much good that comes with giving. One of my earliest of volunteer experiences in this community is with the Junior Leauge of Indianapolis. I’ve been in the League 13 years. I have some of my best friends, best experiences and even some of our best clients from that relationship of giving. The League allowed me to know more about the community than I ever would have known trying to figure out the local needs myself.

The Boys and Girls Club is also an organization I just think is amazing. I was a five year board member for the Noblesville, IN, club and I miss it a lot. The kids and families we served were wonderful and I know the Club helped change the lives of kids across the world. I am proud to be involved with that.

I’ll not keep going on and on about why I volunteer, since I’ve already done that in an earlier post, but I will encourage you again to get involved. Check out the new Serve.gov and see if there’s an area of interest for you. Do something you like and have a passion for, or I can almost guarantee you’ll hate the experience. If you’re a non-profit, you can add projects and programs to the list for individuals across the nation to consider for their way to serve. Just do one thing, and make a difference in your own way.