Communities of Faith SECTION A The Challenges and Rewards of Voluntary Work
You may sometimes hear people say that it is a waste of time doing voluntary work. Why should you take on an unpaid job with a charitable organisation?
Certainly, you might find the work challenging. You might be helping to feed the homeless or care for people with a disability. It might take you out of your comfort zone. However, would that really be such a bad thing? Think about the benefits of doing voluntary work.
You could:
¢ Learn to get along better with other people. ¢ Come to see life from someone else’s point of view. ¢ Learn more about life from the people you meet. ¢ Gain a better understanding of your own strengths and weaknesses. ¢ Develop lasting friendships with other, like-minded volunteers. ¢ Have the satisfaction of knowing that what you are doing is helping to improve the lives of others.
ACTIvITIES 1. Wordsearch
Find each of the following words:
Commitment Honest Service Promise Forgive Thrive Time
Kindness Voluntary Energy Family Benefits Loyal
Support Patient
S K F N T D R F V I X H N C S O S O O V S T S U C E C O I U G E E D R B E Z K S A M O A P U Y P N T G T N I Z M S N E P D L T V D O I M O I J T V A O G I Q H F N O V T H F I L Y R E M Y X B R I M E U R F M K T P A E K P R E K U H V E Z Q D I F F S T N E P T C H N T R S R M U E T L O Y A L U E M E U F P H A Y K F T M C L B R W I P A T I E N T E I U L V H R N U Q O Y G R E N E M I I J G A Y R A T N U L O V C E B X X R R Q V M Q V P Q E C C E A T P
2. Say what it means!
(a) A commitment is ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ .
(b) A service is _________________________________________________________ . (c) Voluntary work is where ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ .
