These are two excerpts taken from the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion Auxiliary:
For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: "to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state, and nation" "to participate in and contribute to the accomplishment of the aims and purposes of The American Legion; to consecrate and sanctify our association by our devotion to mutual helpfulness."
Wikipedia gives the following definition of volunteerism: "the willingness of people to work on behalf of others without the expectation of pay or other tangible gain."
The Independent Sector offers the following best reasons to give:
Some of the best reasons to give are the ones you may not have considered--the ones that make it worth your while to go that extra step. People who have spent time volunteering for a cause or have contributed money to a charity report that they get back in satisfaction and joy more than they ever expend in inconvenience or effort--what you get back is immeasurable.
You'll also receive these benefits:
- Volunteering makes you feel needed.
- Volunteering can lead to learning new skills.
- Giving helps keep taxes and other costs down.
- Giving returns to society some of the benefits society gives you.
- Volunteering can help you deal with some of your personal problems.
- Giving lets those who have more share with those who have less.
- Volunteering helps you meet new people and breaks down barriers of misunderstanding, mistrust and fear.
- Giving may bring tax benefits.
- Volunteering can create new contacts which may help your business or career.
What better ways to spend a day or dollar?!
Volunteers are seldom paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are PRICELESS! --author unknown
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