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IF YOU CAN'T SERVE A GENERATION.... Lately, I have a been a part of a few teams and there's a trend I have noticed with individuals when they volunteer on a platform. Either you have the set of people: • That think they are doing the organization a favor by volunteering. • That are suddenly too busy for what they volunteered for, because according to them they have other important engagements ( in my head, I am always like " you should have weighed all these before volunteering"). • That believes they can do minimal work because they are not being paid.  ♻ Volunteering which I will also call service is definitely one of the ways God prepares men for the next level or even build capacity in them. There are so many things that you will never learn and will later be useful to you except you volunteer and make yourself available to take on tasks. ♻ Often times you will see individuals praying for God to announce them to a generation and I'm just at loss because the prayer you should be praying is "open my eyes to see how can I serve those around me?". Like for real, you want announcement without serving a generation. If they are not paying you, you will be complaining everyday about how the demands of the volunteering is too much for you.....lol. ♻ Volunteer or not, you ain't doing anyone a favor by signing up to serve, you are only doing yourself a favor because beyond payment, you will build your portfolio, capacity, character, even experience. At the end of your service, the question that will linger still remains " what did you learn and who did you become at the end of it?". If you cannot serve a generation, don't expect announcement. God doesn't work that way. Happy New Week Linked in Fam. ♻ Repost to help someone today. 𝕸𝖞 𝖓𝖆𝖒𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝕴𝖉𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖆𝖎𝖜𝖔 𝖆𝖐𝖆 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖔𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖒𝖆𝖙𝖔𝖗, 𝕴'𝖒 𝖕𝖆𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖊 𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖗𝖊𝖛𝖔𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖟𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖍-𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖛𝖎𝖘𝖚𝖆𝖑 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖙𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖛𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖚𝖆𝖑 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖞 𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖔𝖑𝖛𝖊 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖒𝖘 𝖎𝖓 𝖘𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖘. ☀️You can follow me for content around  #faith  #3danimation  #sectors  #healthcare  #medicalanimation  #solutions  #kingdomcareer and more Global Solution 🌍 #kingdomcareer #3danimation  #healthcare  #faith  #thoughtleader

There are so many of you who have reached out with interest in becoming a volunteer, or expressing a need to find some way to give back to the community. The most common reason we hear for not committing is time. Everyone is busy - all of us! What I'd like to help people understand is how easy it is to help an older neighbor with a simple service - when YOU are available. Volunteering with Faith in Action of the Greater Kanawha Valley is designed to work on your schedule, with opportunities to serve as little or as much as you'd like. Let's start with transportation to medical appointments. We have a full schedule of requests for rides to doctor's offices. As a volunteer, you are given full access to that schedule so you can see where the care receiver lives, where they need to go, and how long we anticipate this event to take in total. In other words, you'll be given all the information you need to make an informed decision regarding whether or not that particular trip will work for you. Let's say you know you are free next Thursday afternoon and you open the schedule to see Mary, who lives not far from you, needs a ride to a 2 pm appointment. You decide you can do that, so you sign up. On Thursday, you pick Mary up, drive her to her appointment, and then make sure she gets safely home when it is over. If Mary lives 30 miles from you and it's just too much - you don't sign up. That's it. That's how simple it is. When we say to our volunteers that accepting even one assignment a month is an enormous help to us and to those we serve, we mean it. Our opportunities are flexible, short-term, and meaningful, all at the same time - and that is by design. We want this experience to be as satisfying for you as a volunteer as it is for the older neighbors who benefit from your kindness. Join us at our next in-person training on August 20th - or visit our website to take the online training at your own pace - to learn more. We'd love to welcome you to the family! #volunteer #servingseniors #neighbortoneighbor #helpinghands

“Eat a 🍆…” This year, during one of our holiday season volunteer activities, I had an additional learning opportunity for my 12-year-old. A guy leaving the store responded to our “happy holidays” with a scowling “eat a 🍆.” We stopped; everyone around us stopped, but he kept rolling and we ignored him. 60 seconds later, he was walking up the parking lot again. Defense mode dad kicked in, and I sent Addy inside, unsure of what would happen. He stopped close to me and lectured for 5 minutes about how the Salvation Army is bad, we are wrong for raising money for it, the whole thing is a scam. On and on he went, calming down with every mean thing he said that I chose not to respond to. Eventually, he apologized for the profanity and walked away. My kids see me as a warrior who gets what he wants, a person who doesn’t back down. When Addy came back out and asked why I didn’t say anything back to him, I knew my response was important because once and a while the words coming out of your mouth are going to stick with them and have a part is shaping their life views. This was one of them. In this moment I focused on the 4 below: 1.) Sometimes responding to an irrational person is not only useless but dangerous. Heated arguments and violence rarely lead to good outcomes. 2.) We don’t let other people’s words and thoughts control our emotions. Addy and I had a quick conversation about this experience and continued to listen to Christmas music and hand out candy canes to kids. 3.) If you feel passionately about something, you don’t make change by demeaning people on the other side of it. You make change by doing things for your cause that move it forward. 4.) Keep your eyes on the prize and don’t get distracted. I explained that this volunteer activity is not about creating raving Salvation Army fans but spending time with her giving back. Engaging with him and changing his mind was not my goal and didn’t deserve much energy. Life tries to distract with all sorts of stuff; if you chase distractions, you will never reach your goal. We are CUSTOM MADE in this house! 💪🤍👂🔔 #happyholidays #merrychristmas #giveback #lifelessons

This #VolunteersWeek we're celebrating those who go the extra mile for stroke survivors and their families. People like Matthew (on the left) and Ricky (on the right), who both volunteer with Hillingdon Stroke Group. Ricky had his stroke three years ago. "The stroke affected my memory. Sometimes finding the right words is hard. I went along to the group to find a space for me, as I missed out on support during Covid." Once Ricky started attending meetings at Hillingdon Stroke Group, everything fell into place. "I went for a cup of tea and ended up running it!  I saw that if people weren’t willing to help the group, then it would have closed, and I didn’t want that." Ricky helps run the group with six other volunteers, he uses his career skills to do so. I’m a volunteer driver picking up members who live locally. I also make sure the group runs safely.  I used to be a school governor, focused on health and safety. Matthew also helps out at the group alongside Ricky, who is their dad. "I always wanted to volunteer but I didn’t know where to start. I look after all the communication; I contact potential speakers and help plan outings. I sort out the printing of leaflets, and volunteers put them up in community spaces." "The best thing is getting to know people and helping people’s confidence grow.  It’s about understanding individuals." Volunteering has brought Ricky and Matthew closer to each other, as well as their community. Matthew has some advice for those who are thinking of volunteering. "See what happens at a group. Even if the opportunity isn’t what you're looking for, you’ve still spent a day learning new things.  There’s no wasted effort in exploring opportunities to help your community. " Visit our website if you'd like to know more about the volunteering opportunities we offer: https://bit.ly/4e2HQYH

Spread the joy this holiday season by giving back! 🎁💕 Here are some of our favorite ways to make a difference and help those in need. Share your favorite ways to give back in the comments below!

Spread the joy this holiday season by giving back! 🎁💕 Here are some of our favorite ways to make a difference and help those in need. Share your favorite ways to give back in the comments below!

Spread the joy this holiday season by giving back! 🎁💕 Here are some of our favorite ways to make a difference and help those in need. Share your favorite ways to give back in the comments below!

Dear Good Humans: Happy Holidays to you. 🎄 🎄 🎄 Helping others = Purposeful. So, yesterday was epic. We volunteered at 7 Bridges to Recovery in Cobb County. SALTO Systems and Swoz Consulting made over 100 meals that were bagged to be given to the homeless. We all agreed that we felt like THIS moment was such a blessing to help others. I was grateful to be there and in good company I might add. Holiday Helpers: Bill Wood Matthew Sprague Ryan Hodges Heena S. Virjee Leigh-Ann Crabb Christopher Chromey 🎄 ⛪ “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” Albert Einstein #believeinbetter Website: https://lnkd.in/gD-Wyvhe At SALTO Systems: We offer annual Paid Volunteer Time. We strongly encourage employees to serve in the communities in which they live, and work. However, we support being of service to others #servingthecommunity. A few hours of YOUR time go a long way. #bettertogether #kindnessiscontagious Kindness is a priceless accessory. It makes the world a better place. 🌍 🌎 🌏 🌐 🗺 SALTO Systems is going places. #compassionate. We are opening doors to be a lighthouse for others and to show compassion. 🚪 🚪 Until next time..... ⌛ #kindnessmatters #salto #saltosystems #accesscontrol #wecare #bettertogether #leadership #giveback #volunteersmakeadifference #volunteering #betterlife