http://www.torsey.com/blog/why-would-a-college-student-want-to-volunteer-for-an-overnight-fundraiser-event-for-americancancersociety/ family matters Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.torsey.com/blog/why-would-a-college-student-want-to-volunteer-for-an-overnight-fundraiser-event-for-americancancersociety/comment-page-1/#comment-571 LeslieAn Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:43:32 +0000 http://www.torsey.com/blog/why-would-a-college-student-want-to-volunteer-for-an-overnight-fundraiser-event-for-americancancersociety/#comment-571 How about as a gesture of thanks for their own robust health! Explain to them that in the real world its not about them and what's in it for them. Its about US and how WE CAN MAKE THIS WORLD BETTER. It's about doing some things to prevent this world from going down the tubes, morally, physically, environmentally, spiritually. I know I'm ranting, but their selfishness makes me want to verbally smack all of them!!! The truth is they won't be interested in it until they do it and experience an awakening. My daughter's Psych. 101 class had a requirement of 40 hours of community service as part of the course work for the class. When my daughter spent her 40 hours volunteering at Camp Summit - a sleep away camp for people from 6 to 60 with various disabilities. She discovered she liked it very much. She worked for the camp for 4 summers and through her example my younger teen got interested and she volunteered/worked for them 4 summers also. Some times doing it is what's in it for them. They just have to be prodded into trying something outside of their selfish little world. How about as a gesture of thanks for their own robust health!
Explain to them that in the real world its not about them and what’s in it for them. Its about US and how WE CAN MAKE THIS WORLD BETTER. It’s about doing some things to prevent this world from going down the tubes, morally, physically, environmentally, spiritually.
I know I’m ranting, but their selfishness makes me want to verbally smack all of them!!!
The truth is they won’t be interested in it until they do it and experience an awakening. My daughter’s Psych. 101 class had a requirement of 40 hours of community service as part of the course work for the class. When my daughter spent her 40 hours volunteering at Camp Summit – a sleep away camp for people from 6 to 60 with various disabilities. She discovered she liked it very much. She worked for the camp for 4 summers and through her example my younger teen got interested and she volunteered/worked for them 4 summers also. Some times doing it is what’s in it for them. They just have to be prodded into trying something outside of their selfish little world.

]]> http://www.torsey.com/blog/why-would-a-college-student-want-to-volunteer-for-an-overnight-fundraiser-event-for-americancancersociety/comment-page-1/#comment-570 sky64 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:57:40 +0000 http://www.torsey.com/blog/why-would-a-college-student-want-to-volunteer-for-an-overnight-fundraiser-event-for-americancancersociety/#comment-570 Obviously those who make those comments are self absorbed beyond all redemption...well almost all redemption. Remind them that cancer could strike them or someone they love and perhaps they might rethink their position? Or, you could offer a large pizza to the biggest fund raiser? Pizza was always a winner when I went to school! Obviously those who make those comments are self absorbed beyond all redemption…well almost all redemption. Remind them that cancer could strike them or someone they love and perhaps they might rethink their position? Or, you could offer a large pizza to the biggest fund raiser? Pizza was always a winner when I went to school!

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