I'd love to start volunteering, but I'm not sure where to find the resources to get started. Do you do any volunteer work?
That's great.  Volunteering is such an altruistic activity.
I think so too! What are some places that use volunteers?
I volunteer at Literacy Florida which is a non-profit organization.
Oh, that sounds like something I'd like and I live in Florida! What kind of work does Literacy Florida do?
It also goes by VALF which provides training, grants and technical support for adult and family literacy programs.
What a great program! I have a food service background. Is there any type of volunteering work that would use that kind of experience?
, or emergency rescue. Others serve on an as-needed basis, such as in response to a natural disaster.
In a military context a volunteer is someone who joins an armed force of their own volition rather than being conscripted, and is usually paid.
Etymology and history.
The verb was first recorded in 1755. It was derived from the noun "volunteer", in C.1600, "one who offers himself for military service," from the Middle French "voluntaire". In the non-
's why there are so many bad artists.’ I think that's true. I can't imagine not liking to write. Why the fuck would you do it, then? For the inevitable rejection? Sure you get stuck here and there, but why put yourself through the torture? Isn't there enough in life to make you miserable?
“I don't know why I love it. For some reason I'm wired that way. Probably it has to do with coming from a blue-collar background