prefers to continue focusing on medicine as his volunteer activity “because that’s who I am.” But if you’re tired of being an
attorney, you don’t have to do pro bono legal work. You can clean beaches with Save the Whales if that’s your passion. Sometimes you can combine your passion and your experience. My mother, who is flu- ent in German and loves books, used to volunteer at a local museum translating German art books. Don’t be discouraged by your
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physical limitations. For example, Carlile no longer can work directly with hospice patients because of a compromised immune system, but that doesn’t stop her from perform- ing a number of essential adminis- trative duties like scheduling. Elder Wisdom Circle volunteers simply need access to a computer, which could be at home or in a retirement community. There are outreach-by- phone programs, too. Take it seriously. Remember, even
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though you’re not getting paid for your work, the organization you’re volunteering with still is count- ing on you, so schedule your time according to your availability and level of commitment. Studies show a huge time commitment isn’t nec- essary to reap the emotional and physical benefits of volunteering. Typically, a volunteering threshold of about 100 hours a year, or two hours a week, is enough. Making the decision to volun-
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teer your time and services in your golden years can be a tremendously rewarding experience that can give your life new meaning as well as the added bonus of significantly improv- ing your health. It’s a simple choice for Carlile: “Without my volunteer- ing, life would be very dull.”
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— Vera Wilson is a freelance writer based in North Carolina. Her last article for Military Officer was “Death & Taxes,” April 2008.
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