Community Service
It seems illogical, at first, to spend one’s time serving the interests of someone else and getting no money for it. After all, people have other, seemingly more important, pursuits than to clean up the neighborhood, for
instance, or train a local sports team for no monetary reward whatsoever. However, there is still a lot of people who are willing to make a sacrifice like that in order to make the world at least somewhat better. As hard as
it may be for some to believe in that, it is actually a win-win solution – both for an individual volunteer and society at large.
First of all, it must be pointed out that the list of the so-called community service projects is quite extensive and it may include, but is not limited to, the things like helping others develop new skills (or become literate, in some cases); making/providing shelter for refugees; providing medical care and/or support to victims of some disasters (either manmade or natural); cleaning up and protecting the environment. Last but not least, many volunteers are assigned or choose to raise the money necessary to support respective activity. Thus, it could be a valuable
experience for anyone, who may be looking for the ways to give at least something back to the humanity at large and to the community, which nurtured them, in particular.
If that sounds too vague for “practical” or business-oriented people, like a high-school graduate for instance who have a lot of goals to pursue and are limited in time to carry out their plan, then the next set of positive outcomes might make them reconsider their attitude toward community service. The most obvious personal benefit – increasing the number of acquaintances that may potentially become good friends, employers, or valuable experts at one’s start-up. In other words, volunteers command immense social capital or their social network
dramatically exceeds the one available to an average person who prefers to be deaf to the needs of the society around them.
Aside from the possibility to make more friends and establish new relations, community service gives the opportunity to acquire new skills and knowledge, some of which can improve resumes of the not-so-qualified or
experienced students. Furthermore, it would not only play the role of additional information but could become a decisive factor to get a job or promotion. A lot of companies these days want to create an image of a socially-oriented business, which truly cares about the needs of the neighborhood or society they operate in. In cases like that, a person with respective volunteering experience would be looked after.
A high-school graduate would also have no, or at least much less trouble, finding his or her vocation by trying out dozens of activities, which may have …