Volunteering

Barma · #1 (**permalink**) 03-02-2006, 11:46 AM

Does anyone know where a site on the internet to go for volunteering work in the state of utah?

Palerider · #2 (**permalink**) 03-02-2006, 11:50 AM

wish I could help....I am not from Utah....so why am I running my big mouth here....LOL......have you looked at the community where you live.....there are chambers of commerce and rotary clubs etc...and also political clubs.....I said this thinking this might help you.......LOL

lisajo · #3 (**permalink**) 03-02-2006, 12:21 PM

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Try your school dist. they always need help and i know one of the biggest organizations to help pets from Katrina is in Utah, check Cnn or Oprah .com
PS. i know helping at the schools ened up with me a nice career for some time with the school dis. ya never know!

krowe · #4 (**permalink**) 03-02-2006, 06:10 PM

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I'm not from utah either, but in my own state I know of ways to find volunteer opportunities and they are probably similiar. What things interest you to volunteer for?

mom_of_jcchlsm · #5 (**permalink**) 03-02-2006, 09:27 PM

libraries always need help.

krowe · #6 (**permalink**) 03-03-2006, 10:34 AM

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The salvations army is pretty involved in some of the most needed volunteer opportunities.

Special needs children need more people to help teach them to read
Foster kids needs lots and lots of stuff, and time
Women's Shelters
Homeless shelters need food preparers often
Hospitals
Schools
Juvenile jails
Crisis center volunteers
Nursing homes need visitors, teachers, servers, crafters

StrawberryFields · #7 (**permalink**) 03-03-2006, 10:43 AM

Here is a link from LDS.org

http://lds.org/ldsfoundation/welcome...,407-1,00.html

Hey I do live in UT and I certainly would love some volunteering done for me.

j/k

What a great thing to think about...giving some of your time to another.

shanstress70 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-03-2006, 12:02 PM

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I have a great idea, but it may or may not be applicable to you. I used to have a retired racing Greyhound, who I adopted. I went through a 12 week training class to get him certified to be a therapy dog. He could then go to general hospitals, childrens' hospitals, rest homes, etc. It was really great seeing how those people reacted to the dogs. It was a total change of pace for them.

Of course this all depends on you having a dog in the first place, and especially a trainable dog! It's not difficult though.

Acez · #9 (**permalink**) 03-04-2006, 04:20 AM

thats a really cool way to do service for others....

stellati · #10 (**permalink**) 03-04-2006, 06:21 PM

This is where I found my volunteer opportunities. www.unitedwayuc.org