Why Should I Volunteer?

Volunteering builds character and confidence, and the stronger these are the greater your success in life will be. Build your confidence, compassion and knowledge by helping others. Volunteering ensures you are part of a creative movement towards building a stronger community and a better world. Our program gives you the opportunity to grow and open doors for yourself and those you help.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
--Mahatma Gandhi
“Volunteering creates a national character in which the community and the nation take on a spirit of compassion, comradeship and confidence.”
--Brian O'Connell
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”
--Norman Vincent Peale

University & Teen Volunteer Programs:

Begin developing a distinctive resume.  Volunteering is an inexpensive education that helps you develop employable skills and a more impressive resume.  Teacher’s College and Educational Assistance Programs require quality & a quantity of volunteer hours listed on applications.  Training and classroom assistant skills are developed in our volunteer program. Start this summer to define your experience base. Please print off the Volunteer Profile & Agreement page for complete registration to this work experience opportunity.

Days & Times: Saturdays Sessions, March Break, PA Days and Summer Camps 
Program Fee: $30.00 one time fee

What You Need to Know:

Our volunteers are required to volunteer for a minimum of 80 hours after a training session is completed and a Volunteers Police Check & signed Volunteers' Profile & Agreement has been submitted. A volunteer's police check requires a request from us using our school letterhead.

Submission of the volunteer registration will allow us to send you a volunteer's police check request letter that you may bring to your local police department.

You are welcome to contact us if you have any questions about volunteering or our school programming.

How Volunteers Benefit:

Research says: News item from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 10, 2003
HEALTH BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING: A University of Michigan psychology study has found that elderly people who volunteer regularly live longer than those who do not, reports the Houston Chronicle. The study followed 423 older couples for a period of five years. The psychologists who led the study say the findings indicate that people who get help from volunteers don't benefit as much as the volunteers themselves.

Experience shows: The Joys of Volunteering: