"We make a living by what we do, but we make

a life by what we give"

Miglė Masiulytė, Kamilė Kesylytė 4B kl.Gintarė Benetienė, anglų kalbos mokytoja metodininkėVDU "Rasos" gimnazija

Winston Churchill

•Volunteerism involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that benefits someone else, the local community or the environment.

Work without Work without

pay? pay? Yes! Yes!

The aim of this work

•To find out the importance of volunteering and make people familiar with this idea.

The objectives

•to find out the factors making volunteering important;

•to find out the advantages a person can get engaging in this activity;

•to distinguish all possible drawbacks a person can face while volunteering;

•to compare its trends in the USA and Lithuania.

Methods

•literature analysis; •questionnaire surveys.

Importance of volunteering

•It improves community life;•It helps others in need;•It gives hope and faith;•It brings people closer to one another;•It spreads happiness; •It builds trust.

Individual gain

•Personal development;•Confidence;•New skills;•Employment prospects;•New interests and hobbies;•Meeting a diverse range of people;•Sense of achievement.

Drawbacks of volunteering

•Time commitment;•Lack of pay;•Impact on health.

Volunteering trends

Selected Most Important Reason for Volunteering in the USA

3%

4%

8%

18%

18%

28%

40%Help others/make a difference

Contribute to cause I care about

Use my skills in productive way

Meet people, make friends

Be involved in my community

Develop new skills, experience

Community service requirement

Source: Hart Survey of Non-Volunteers (N=507)

Volunteering in AmericaVolunteer Rates in 2008•61.8 million Americans volunteered

▫26.4% of the adult population▫8 billion hours of service▫34.7 hours per resident ▫Valued at $162 billion

Source: Corporation for National & Community Service, www.volunteeringinamerica.gov

Volunteering in Lithuania

Positive, I have tried it and I liked

it40%

Negative, it is not needed

5%

Doesn't have a strong opinion

7%

Positive, but it is not for me

48%

How do young Lithuanians assess volunteering?

Festivals/ events29%

Animal shelter9%

Nursing home2%

National defence2%

Have not tried53%

Emotional support line

5%

What kind of volunteering have young Lithuanians tried?

Useful links•http://savanoriaujam.lt/•http://www.cv.lt/savanoryste•http://www.buk-savanoriu.lt/•http://www.zinauviska.lt/lt/•http://kulturossavanoriai.lt/•http://www.jtba.lt/

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Summary

•As volunteering is significant, everyone is able to find a position that suits him or her best in order to help others.

•Whatever a person's age, background or work experience, he or she will have a skill that someone needs.

QUESTIONS

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