I have always wanted to get involved somehow in my community, but never have for some reason or another. Yesterday I went to a Luncheon that the Young Professional group put on at the Garfield Township office yesterday, which included 13 non-profit agencies looking for volunteers on all levels. I didn't know, but there are over 200 non-profit agencies in our community, many of them are looking for folks, like you and me, to get invloved in some capacity.
With the economy the way it is in Michigan the need for support people are great right now. Like I said, I have looking for some way to get involved in my community and now I have found a few groups that my wife and I will be looking at to lend our time and energy to.
I am very busy in my Real Estate career and my wife owns her own business along with our two and four year old girls we are always busy. Even with all of that I figure we can all donate a few hours a month/year of our time to one or more great orginazations locally.
I think as young people in our community we can be advocates for volunteerism.
Matt, Great post! Hope it inspires others to find a way to get involved!
Volunteering should be a way of life. You get rewarded in ways you never know of.