Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteers freely give their time and expertise in order to make a difference. Volunteering can help you:

  
·      Make important networking contacts and meet new
      people
      Meet new people and be a part of a team of volunteers
      on a committee, or help at a day event and have fun
      meeting new people while enjoying the event’s activities.

·      Learn or develop new skills and gain work experience
      Assist in career goals by gaining professional
      experience through volunteering. Organizing events for
      the CHS will offer experience in many areas (marketing,
      media, event managing, and more!)
 

·      Personal connection to the cause
      Many people through family, friends, or co-workers know
      someone who has been diagnosed with a bleeding
      disorder. Volunteers may be living with a bleeding
      disorder, or know of people touched by the disease and
      want to help by volunteering their time and expertise.
      This gives them a feeling of having contributed to the
      benefit of their friend/family.

·      Social responsibility
      Volunteers want to contribute back to society and seek
      a credible non-profit organization with which to get
      involved. 

      Some people may choose to volunteer to:
    

        · feel good in contributing to a good cause

        · stay informed on all that is happening in the
        organization

        · build self-esteem and self-confidence

        · improve their health

        · feel needed and valued

        · make a difference in someone’s life

        · enjoy work in a fun and relaxed environment

        · express gratitude for help that they may have receive
        in the past from an organization

        · complete necessary service hours to obtain school
        diploma

        · be eligible for travel opportunities in their volunteer
        service

Whether you desire to solve a community problem, advance a worthwhile cause or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in return for the gift of your time and expertise.