What is Volunteering?
[[File:FEMA - 15322 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 09-05-2005 in Texas.jpg|thumb|Volunteers helping the 1800 people affected by [[Hurricane Katrina]] (2005) in [[Houston, Texas]]]] [[File:StateLibQld 1 165995 Ithaca influenza epidemic workers, July 1919.jpg|thumb|Ithaca influenza epidemic workers, July 1919. A large crowd of people who were working as volunteers during the influenza epidemic. The group includes, doctors, nurses, ladies and schoolchildren, pictured outside the Ithaca Women's Emergency Corps kitchen.]] A '''volunteer''' is someone who helps a common cause and who does not expect to get paid for it. There are many cases, such as cleaning up after a [[disaster]], where anyone can help. There are many cases, though, where the volunteers are trained specialists. Examples for these are the [[volunteer fire department]]s or a [[Doctor of Medicine|doctor]] or [[nurse]] working for organisations such as the [[Red Cross]]. Another example are the people guiding police dogs, which may be trained for [[emergency rescue]]. == Related pages == *[[Charity (practice)]] *[[Pro bono]] [[Category:Society]]