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VOLUNTEERING
Who Needs it More? Me or the poor
people living without the necessities?
By Sriya Vudata, 7th grade, Princeton NJ USA
The meaning of if you are in disagreement with the person you
volunteering is to are assigned to volunteer with, do not dislike
believe and feel that the the person and give up work, because with the
opportunity to do service teamwork formed in volunteering, you can achieve
is a privilege and then what needs to be done. We can all work together
take part in it with love. by remembering our goal and not get distracted by
In the point of view of a thinking about who gets the credit. VT Seva taught
real volunteer, it is the me the morals of support, caring and selflessness.
act of giving your time It inspired me and many others to think about how
up to serve the people others in the world might be suffering, and use our
in need. It can give you that satisfying feeling fortune to help them in any way possible. There
of accomplishment when you help physically are characteristics not possible getting without
challenged seniors with their house work, or help volunteering, like being aware of the causes in the
with cleaning a river to make environment a world. VT Seva gave me and others a chance to do
cleaner place. what we believe in and love. It gave me a chance
to think.
Volunteering will always come with good
consequences, where everyone gets what they Whenever I get a chance to keep or donate
need. For instance, when you volunteer and help something valuable, I think - Who needs it
raise money for orphans, you can achieve a lot by more? Me or the poor people living without the
helping out the orphans, and have a fun time with necessities?
the new friends you make along the way. When
you volunteer, you will forget about what you need
and will start thinking about what they need.
In my times of volunteering, I felt this very way.
VT Seva has taught me that volunteering is never
boring and uneventful. It is a way to use up that TV
time to help raise awareness and money to support
the schools for visually challenged in India. Even
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