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- 1. "We make aliving by what we do, but we make a life by what we give" Miglė Masiulytė, Kamilė Kesylytė 4B kl. Gintarė Benetienė, anglų kalbos mokytoja metodininkė VDU "Rasos" gimnazija Winston Churchill
- 3. • Volunteerism involvesspending time, unpaid, doing something that benefits someone else, the local community or the environment. Work without Work without pay?pay? Yes!Yes!
- 4. The aim ofthis work • To find out the importance of volunteering and make people familiar with this idea.
- 5. The objectives • tofind out the factors making volunteering important; • to find out the advantages a person can get engaging in this activity; • to distinguish all possible drawbacks a person can face while volunteering; • to compare its trends in the USA and Lithuania.
- 6. Methods • literature analysis; •questionnaire surveys.
- 7. Importance of volunteering •It improves community life; • It helps others in need; • It gives hope and faith; • It brings people closer to one another; • It spreads happiness; • It builds trust.
- 8. Individual gain • Personaldevelopment; • Confidence; • New skills; • Employment prospects; • New interests and hobbies; • Meeting a diverse range of people; • Sense of achievement.
- 9. Drawbacks of volunteering •Time commitment; • Lack of pay; • Impact on health.
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- 11. Selected Most ImportantReason for Volunteering in the USA 3% 4% 8% 18% 18% 28% 40% Help others/make a difference Contribute to cause I care about Use my skills in productive way Meet people, make friends Be involved in my community Develop new skills, experience Community service requirement Source: Hart Survey of Non-Volunteers (N=507)
- 12. Volunteering in America VolunteerRates in 2008 • 61.8 million Americans volunteered ▫ 26.4% of the adult population ▫ 8 billion hours of service ▫ 34.7 hours per resident ▫ Valued at $162 billion Source: Corporation for National & Community Service, www.volunteeringinamerica.gov
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- 14. Positive,I have tried itand I liked it 40% Negative,it is not needed 5% Doesn't have a strong opinion 7% Positive,but it is not for me 48% How do youngLithuanians assess volunteering?
- 15. Festivals/events 29% Animalshelter 9% Nursinghome 2% Nationaldefence 2% Havenot tried 53% Emotional support line 5% Whatkind of volunteeringhave youngLithuanians tried?
- 16. Useful links • http://savanoriaujam.lt/ •http://www.cv.lt/savanoryste • http://www.buk-savanoriu.lt/ • http://www.zinauviska.lt/lt/ • http://kulturossavanoriai.lt/ • http://www.jtba.lt/europos_savanoriu_tarnyba
- 17. Summary • As volunteeringis significant, everyone is able to find a position that suits him or her best in order to help others. • Whatever a person's age, background or work experience, he or she will have a skill that someone needs.
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Editor's Notes
- #3 Out of all the topics related to work, we have chosen volunteering work. There are a lot of those in need of people willing to sacrifice their time and efforts in order to make a difference. There are companies that cannot afford to pay employees and that's where volunteering starts.