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"We make a living by what we do, but we make
a life by what we give"
Miglė Masiulytė, Kamilė Kesylytė 4B kl.Gintarė Benetienė, anglų kalbos mokytoja metodininkėVDU "Rasos" gimnazija
Winston Churchill
•Volunteerism involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that benefits someone else, the local community or the environment.
Work without Work without
pay? pay? Yes! Yes!
The aim of this work
•To find out the importance of volunteering and make people familiar with this idea.
The objectives
•to find 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.
Methods
•literature analysis; •questionnaire surveys.
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.
Individual gain
•Personal development;•Confidence;•New skills;•Employment prospects;•New interests and hobbies;•Meeting a diverse range of people;•Sense of achievement.
Drawbacks of volunteering
•Time commitment;•Lack of pay;•Impact on health.
Volunteering trends
Selected Most Important Reason 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)
Volunteering in AmericaVolunteer Rates 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
Volunteering in Lithuania
Positive, I have tried it and I liked
it40%
Negative, it is not needed
5%
Doesn't have a strong opinion
7%
Positive, but it is not for me
48%
How do young Lithuanians assess volunteering?
Festivals/ events29%
Animal shelter9%
Nursing home2%
National defence2%
Have not tried53%
Emotional support line
5%
What kind of volunteering have young Lithuanians tried?
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/
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Summary
•As volunteering is 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.
QUESTIONS
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