Su-chin Pak

Looking in a mirror and telling yourself to feel better doesn't work when you're a girl, but finding something that you love to do, something that makes you a better person like volunteering to help others, will definitely make a difference.

South Korean Journalist

Jennifer Garner

We all have a responsibility to volunteer somewhere and I'm lucky that I get the education and get taken to places to see what's out there and see what's happening and to then be a part of it in hopefully an impactful way.

American Actress

Pamela Anderson

I do a lot for PETA. I do a lot of things I think are really important, I volunteer at school and I'm still amazed I can pay my bills because I feel like I don't work that much, I really don't.

Karen Salmansohn

Volunteering is a great way to look outside your own problems. Giving back to makes you happier by both giving you a sense of purpose and helping to put your problems in perspective.

American Author

John Shirley

I do try to be of some use in the world. I sometimes do volunteer work with kids, and manage to help some people a little, but really making a significant difference can be hard.

Isabella Rossellini

I live in the country. I'm a bird-watcher, an oyster-raiser. You know, I'll do anything that - raise dogs for the blind as a volunteer.

Italian Actress

Neil Bush

Whatever your cause, whatever your motivation, I hope you'll agree with me that volunteer service is an extraordinary gift.

American Businessman

Rob McKenna

The best way to appreciate our political process is to volunteer for a campaign and support a candidate you believe in.

American Politician

Joyce Meyer

It's amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won't lift a finger to help at home!

Gary Sinise

Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.

American Actor

The term conveys a sense of selflessness, often associated with helping others or supporting causes.

Altruistic Connotation

'Volunteer' implies that the action is done by choice rather than obligation.

Not Compulsory

Volunteering is often linked with community service and civic engagement.

Community Involvement

Shows willingness to take initiative and contribute without being prompted.

Initiative Shown

Volunteering can leave a positive impression, showcasing enthusiasm and proactivity.

Positive Impression

Indicates offering help before someone asks for it.

Pre-emptive Offer

Emphasizes that participation is done by choice and without monetary incentives.

Optional Participation

May indicate a less formal context or arrangement than official employment.

Informal Nature

Volunteer positions often offer flexibility in terms of time and commitment.

Flexibility

Refers to plants that grow on their own, without human intention or action.

Unplanned Growth

Offers insight into local ecology by indicating which plants grow naturally.

Ecology Insight

The plants have not been selected or bred by humans, which might result in genetic diversity.

No Human Selection

 volunteer because at a time in the world where people can be very selfish and there's a lot of mimimi it's important to recognize that you need to help people and be selfless and give back NatGeo is bought us all together here to make a movie and now we're here at a food bank to put food together and we're encouraging everybody else to go to your

Cast Volunteer Day PIPE...

 increasing pressure from human impact we've traveled to cornwall to meet dan jarvis from british divers marine life rescue organisation that works hard to protect marine mammals across the uk we have volunteers who are trained all the way around the country who are available to respond to

Rescuing Adorable Grey...

 wore the same T-shirts for three nights. After male volunteers were randomly assigned to smell either one of the worn shirts, or a new unworn one, saliva samples showed an increase in testosterone in those who had smelled a shirt worn by an ovulating woman. Such a testosterone boost

The science of...

 possible this time of year we're getting a lot of migrants we're getting a good fall migration so we actually are seeing the number of birds that we normally see in this area this time of year delmas and the other longtime birders help the new volunteers identify species this

Citizen "Scientists"...

 which is a digital platform and a database of free and low-cost volunteering opportunities. So, how did you evolve from a traveler to a voluntourist? It started when I decided to leave on my one-year round-the-world trip. I had already integrated service into my life.

Travelers of the Year...

 and we got that volunteer to then shake hands with a colleague and then that colleague got on with his day-to-day activities and what we observed was that that colleague not only had gunshot residue on them he hadn't fired a gun but he was also able to transfer that

The dangers of...

 together some very young volunteers and secretly adored them with a spot of paint where's the mirror where's the mirror if they use the mirror to examine the spot they'll demonstrate that they understand that the image in the mirror

Incredible Orangutan...

 First, we observed that not all mosquito species bite on the same part of the body. Strange. So we set up an experiment where we put a naked volunteer in a large cage, and in that cage, we released mosquitoes

Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...

 linger so every year at this time nearly half a million people step forward to help to volunteer in an International Coastal Cleanup and the results can be staggering in the last couple of years

Coastal Cleanup PIPE...

 volunteer set up a crash giving all the child support and Lada could wish for this year rules including sentry duty it demands concentration and it's easy to lose focus