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27 November, 2008 |
VOLUNTEER ABROAD
Volunteer in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, Latin America, Thailand, Vietnam
Strengthen your mind, heart, and soul by giving your time to others.
Volunteering abroad is a wonderful way to provide a service, integrate with the local community, and earn a sense of personal reward while travelling.
You can make a difference in the lives of the people you meet, and they will certainly make a difference in yours!
CulturalEmbrace.com currently offers volunteer opportunities in
Africa, Australia, India, Latin America, New Zealand, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Cultural Embrace pre-arranges your volunteer placement so you can maximize your time abroad. They offer a wide variety of volunteer projects, including environment/ecology, social services, orphanage & shelter assistance, construction/ maintenance, health/medical/dental, administrative, public policy, economy/business, education/tutoring, and more.
Not sure what you want to do, but know you want to do something?
Well, select projects and destinations that best fits your schedule, budget, skills, needs, and goals.
Programs include guaranteed placements, housing, visa and travel assistance, travel insurance, and pre-departure and local support.
Projects range from one week to long-term.
Foreign language and technical skills may be required for certain projects.
Language lessons are available at most sites.
Discover the Similarities - Share the Differences!
http://www.culturalembrace.com
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20 November, 2008 |
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NATIONAL CAREGIVERS MONTH
November is National Family Caregivers Month, and people will pause to recognize individuals who dedicate a large portion of their life to caring for a family member.
Of the estimated 50 million family caregivers in America, nearly 10 million are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease.
This is a responsibility that is often very demanding and can take an extreme physical and emotional toll on the caregiver.
As the leader in Alzheimer care and support services, the Alzheimer's Association is launching two new tools in November to help caregivers cope.
The Caregiver Stress Check is a first-of-its-kind, interactive checklist that helps caregivers identify their symptoms of stress and provides them with a tailored list of helpful referrals and resources.
Symptoms can include denial, anger, anxiety, exhaustion and irritability. Take the Caregiver Stress Check at www.alz.org/stresscheck.
"Understanding Alzheimer's: An introductory guide" and "Alzheimer's and Safety: A guide to planning and preparation" are two new educational programs on one DVD.
These segments feature individuals with dementia, family caregivers, physicians and healthcare experts discussing dementia basics, expectations, diagnosis, treatment, care, and home and transportation safety.
Order the DVD in mid-December at www.alz.org/shop.
For more information on Alzheimer's disease, visit the Alzheimer's Association online at www.alz.org
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16 November, 2008 |
ENCORE CAREER - TEACHING
Teaching appears to be the encore career of choice, judging from the boom in articles and studies about people taking up the challenge of public school classrooms.
“Clearly it’s not for the money,” writes Meg McConahey in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. “For many, it is a calling that went unheeded early in life in favor of a more lucrative career. For others, it is a chance to reconnect with a subject they once fell in love with, whether it be art, literature or history.”
The story highlights Dave Donnelly, who co-founded a successful biotech company, sold it to a Japanese corporation, and returned to his first love — teaching. “Students are amazing. They’re funny. They have incredible insight. I write down pages of things I’ve learned from students,” the economics teacher at Sonoma Valley High School told McConahey.
Education, and teaching in particular, topped the list of desired encore careers in the MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Career Survey of 44-70 year olds, released earlier this year.
That finding was confirmed by a survey for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in Princeton, N.J., which found that 42 percent of college-educated adults ages 24 to 60 would consider teaching as a career.
“There are many people of this generation who are extremely idealistic and who came out of the spirit of all that was going on when they were growing up and had a great desire to make a difference in many different ways,” said John Gomperts, president of Civic Ventures, which publishes Encore.org.
“But a lot of people get diverted, and life intervenes and you end up being something you never thought you were going to be. And yet for some, there is a little flame that still burns with idealism and their dreams deferred.”
Sourced from encore.com 15 November 2008
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10 November, 2008 |
SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEERING
Lance Winslow writes:
Despite what you might think success is never an accident.
Oh sure, you might have some luck along the way that puts you in a nice situation for a while, but it's not long term.
Success is achieved by those who capitalize on their luck and reduce their risks or turn-around their failures and challenges.
If you look at some of the most successful folks in the world, you will realize that they often came from nothing. Many were orphans and didn't even have a pot to use for their bathroom needs. But how can this be, how is it that someone can have such bad luck and turn all that around and become successful? Simple, because success is never an accident, many of these people because they worked hard, they had no choice, it became a habit and they just never stopped once they achieved a comfortable lifestyle. Working hard, working smart, making lots of friends and never giving up were just part of who they are. These same elements of success are available to everyone, even if so many people choose not to accept these principles. After all, we have free choice, free will and we live in a free society. You are allowed to succeed beyond your wildest dreams or fail, but it is your choice. Success is no accident, no one I know is successful over the long-haul without working to attain it. No one should feel guilty for being successful, just like no one should make excuses for choosing not to be successful. The fact is that it is up to you, so please consider this. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/. I'm Bernard Kelly http://www.retirelaughing.com/Labels: Bernard Kelly, charities, give back, lifestyle, non profit organisations, retirement, small business mentor, volunteer, volunteers, www.retirelaughing.com |
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ORGANISATIONS
Here is information on organisations in Australia that offer volunteering opportunities that make use of your specialised expertise.
Australian Business Volunteers Ltd (ABV).
Australian Business Volunteers is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1981 by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and AusAID. ABV is interested in the transfer of business skills. The primary source of business skills is ABV’s skilled and experienced volunteers who may be retired, semi-retired or using their annual leave.
Australian Volunteer Search.
AVS is a government site which lists volunteering opportunities and organisations by state/territory, region and sub-region. You can list your profile to allow registered organisations to search for a suitable volunteer. This is a free service available only to Australian organisations. The site also includes links to Australian volunteer sites.
Australian Volunteers International (AVI).
AVI provides opportunities for Australians to volunteer in order to live, work and learn in partnership with people of other cultures. Volunteers contribute to developing communities and bring a reciprocal benefit to Australia.
FIDO
Friends In Deed Organisation Volunteer skills network. Facilitaties the matching of skills provided by registered volunteers with the needs and requirements indicated by registered non-profit organisations. You then play ‘matchmaker’ via specific software. What’s more, it is entirely free!
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children.
RIDBC in Sydney provides a wide range of educational services to children who have significant hearing and/or vision loss, including children who have additional disabilities. Seniors are the biggest supporters of the Institute and it relies heavily on volunteers and fundraising to provide these services to over 600 children.
Volunteering Australia.
This is the national peak body working to advance volunteering in Australia. Here you can find the definition and principles of volunteering, a code of practice for organisations using volunteers, volunteers’ rights and contact details for all state/territory volunteering centres.
Also check their GoVolunteer site, designed to provide free advertising for not-for-profit community organisations looking for volunteers.
Volunteers for Isolated Students’ Education (VISE).
For retired teachers to to spend six weeks with remote families to help with childrens’ education.
source www.australianseniors.com.au
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