Statistically, the biggest single difference between volunteers and nonvolunteers is how much television they watch. Volunteers spend about 15 hours a week tuned in, compared with 23 hours for nonvolunteers. Those 8 hours a week add up to more than 400 hours a year — enough time to take on any number of service projects. And there's always TiVo.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
21 Ways to Serve America
So Time has a little article on 21 Ways to Serve America. I found it reinvigorating, and that this comment was particularly interesting:
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Serving the country sounds great, and a lot of us do so without any reward.
The problem that I have with the bill, is that I have friends who served in AmeriCorp in Maryland a few years ago. $66 million dollars went MIA - this was their only source of employment at the time and forced many of them to return to the workforce sooner than anticipated.
$66 million could have helped how many people?
If a great program like AmeriCorp can run amuck like that - why fund a new program when the old one was so poorly managed? Why not fully fund AmeriCorp and add an oversight component?
Yeah for volunteering! It is such a great way to give to the community and members of society in general and there are so many great places to do it that fit anyones personality, gifts, and talents. If everyone gave just a few hours a month/week - it would be amazing what would happen! (can you tell I'm a volunteer coordinator? :)
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