I live to volunteer. Well, not really, but I LOVE giving my time
to help others. I suppose that has to do
with the fact that so many people have helped me and my family along the way
and I want to give back or perhaps it’s the way I’m wired; I just can’t help it!
I wish that there were
more people who shared their time and energy volunteering. It really, truly
makes a difference. I know that we don’t have much of it, but
sometimes the people we are helping will have more of their time because of the
time we give them. Or, perhaps they will
enjoy it more.
By simply showing up and lending a hand, you canimpact a life. Well, I should say two lives (at the very
least), because you’re not only helping
them, you are helping you and sometimes even more people.
I know that that video
game is fun or perhaps you’re catching up on some show, maybe you told your best friend you two
could hang out…whatever the case may be, can’t you substitute a few hours a month
to lifting up another’s heart? Or maybe
instead of playing a video game together, you could volunteer together?
Some of the organizations
that I volunteer for include the Orange County Ronald McDonald House and the
Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach.
The Ronald McDonald House
Charities helped my family by providing my mom with a place to stay when I was
sick. When I was 18 months old I had a life-threatening cancer called
Neuroblastoma. At the time my family and
I lived in Indiana, but I needed the help of doctors in California to save my
life. The Ronald McDonald House
Charities helped provide my mom with a home while I was in the hospital and she was taking care
of me. And it was through the help of
volunteers that the place that she stayed at was ready for her. It was through the help and hearts of the
volunteers that she felt like she had a warm place to go and rest. And it was through the help of volunteers
that my mom could support me and help me get better. The volunteers probably don’t know it, but
they helped contribute to a web of people that gave me the strength to kick
cancer’s ass.
This is why I give. Because I know that even if I don’t see an immediate result, I make an impact, YOU make an impact. Do you recognize your impact? Or
the impact you could have? I cannot tell you in
words how much happier and healthier your life will be if you simply give more
of your time away to others. It is life
changing!
If you are interested in
giving your time, please call me! I will either go with you, bring you with me,
or find a place that needs you. You
matter and people need your help. What
have we got to lose?
