1. I liked the fact that I was able to help people who I had never come in contact with and would probably never see again. It gave me the feeling that I was an unsung hero to somebody somewhere.

2. They were pretty fun....but Id like to volunteer for someone I know is really helping the world.  OTOH, I love volunteering for the American Cancer Society because they work hard in the fight against Cancer.

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4. helping people

5. IT MADE ME FEEL AS IF I WAS MAKING A DIFFERENCE, AND I LIKED BEING A POSITIVE FORCE IN THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES, WHO OFTENTIMES HAD NO OTHER POSITIVE ROLE MODELS.

6. Doing something useful with like minded people.

7. After I did those things I felt I had somehow helped the world-- in a very small way. I felt a sense of fulfillment.

8. I was helping make a difference in a childs life

9. I was able to help some less fortunate poeple who have served their country get more out of their lives, and their short stay at the nursing home.

10.   Volunteering made me happy because I was be able to help other people. I was glad that I can spend my speat time to help other people.

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12. Gives you a good feeling

13. I enjoyed working with different people of the community and of my church.

14. I liked the feeling that I was making some small, but significant difference in other people's lives. Giving people unconditional, positive regard often means I get that back in return, which is rather nice!

15.  Motivating youth to achieve up to their potential.

16. IT WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE I LEARNED NEW SKILLS AND HAD HANDS ON TRAINING IN A MEDICAL FIELD THAT I LOVE. I HOPE TO SOMEDAY BECOME A DOCTOR SO THIS WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

17. making a differnece in someone else's life. Seeing kids make good grades. Seeing people smile.

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19. meet people, do good (no, really!)

20. Through community support people can really make a difference and that's a good feeling. I like being able to help others and the feeling of accomplishment is great.

21. It gives me immense satisfaction to serve people, at the same time i am happy to get away from my routine job and indulge in something that heps me to relax.

22. It makes me feel like a better person.

23. Satisfaction

24. Satisfaction of knowing that someone's life may be a little better because of what I've done.

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26. My volunteering "included" the internet it was also face to face - I like working on computers

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28. Lending a hand, meeting interesting people, trying to resolve problems.

29. Knowing that I had made a differece in someones life.

30. Interaction with other volunteers. Sense of belonging. Self- satisfaction. Accomplishment of self goals.

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32. I love working with computers and helping people get more familiar with their use. Coordinating volunteer photographers and scheducing their shoots and producing displays for the project.

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34. I enjoyed the interaction with the students and other teachers in the schools. I enjoy my time spent with children who have disabilities as a cheerleader and encourager. In general, these onsight opportunities have been terrific because I like helping people very much.

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36. I enjoy helping people; having an impact on individual lives, and viewing the cumulative results of my efforts.

37. Helping others and the skills I learned.

38. Sense of accomplishment when things went well

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40. I liked doing things for people and being involved. I like feeling needed and being able to do something for the good of the "communuity". Our communities are what we make them, if we are involved they have to better than if we were not.

41. Companionship

42. The knowledge that it was helping people.

43. The feelings of being able to help other people.

44. You don't have to worry about your pay check and taxes and that sort of thing

45. n/a

46. Felt worthwhile.
    I loved the animals.

47. The feeling I received when I saw other people enjoying the work that was involved in a project. I liked seeing their faces smile when they saw the joys of technology. Also, I liked when people told me that they now think twice about their actions regarding drinking and driving because of the statistics I helped made known. I belive that knowledge is power and people need to be informed in order to make smart decisions.

48. I had the opportunity to be independent, to prepare and research material on my own and develope the idea...then the challenge of getting others enthused about it to the point where they would help and promote the project, too.

49. I liked knowing that I was making a difference.

50. i felt young again working with the children at the shelter!

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52. They provided me with a greater understanding of the human race's duties to other members of our people who are not as fortunate as ourselves.

53. I got to learn new things and meet new people

54. was something different

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56. The feeling of involvement that it provided. All of these were offline opportunities, so I also enjoyed the opportunity to interact with new people, who share similar interests.

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58. I enjoyed knowing that I was helping others and was not being compensated financially for assisting them. In a world so obsessed with money, it is a wonderful feeling to be able to help others and not care at all about monetary rewards.

59. I like the organization of it all. I am a very organized person and I also like to help people to better themselves. In the process I become a better person.

60. I like the computer part so that others can see what I have done for the world

61. I love being able to know that I have given someone something that is uselful. I will only get out of this life what I put into it. I have made it a lifelong resolution to give my love, hopes, strengths and support to any and all who need it.

62. the ability to help other. I know and feel in my heart that I have made a difference in someone's life. That is my goal everyday of my life, expecially when dealing with kids: to be as positive in their lives as I can possibly be.

63. Being a part of something that helps others. I like the comradery with other volunteers as well as the idea that someone may benefit from my actions.

64. There's a sense of unity with volunteer work that's not found anywhere else. It really doesn't matter whether you work alone, or with a large group, as long as you realize the importance of the goals of the organization, and they are important to you.

65. Opportunities

66. I liked visiting the elderly- I loved listening to their stories of their children and their grandchildren. And although the hospital filing became monotonous after a while, it was a neat experience working around doctors, and seeing how a hospital really worked, instead of from t.v.

67. I enjoy using my writing skills to promote the general welfare of others.

68. I feel very happy to be able to use some of my skills to help people (mostly kids). The volunteering experiences also teach me to become more motivated and responsible, and I believe these experiences help a great deal in my personal growth.

69. I enjoyed the opportunity to put my time to good use, and I love being busy; volunteering definitely kept me on my toes. I enjoyed the aspects of volunteering that I could do from my own home (preparing for tutoring, for example), but I also enjoyed the personal interaction with others and knowing that I can make an impact on someone, even if it's just one person or just one small difference.

70. It gave me the chance to help out those who need help and give back to my community.

    The website I have been maintaining also helps me gain experience needed for jobs that I could normally not achieve without prior experience.

71. That is a good substitute to work, the environment is different in size and expectations, I get to know other people.

72. I love working with kids. I love seeing their faces when they accomplish something. i also love answering phones. Its very fun, it helped me to communicate with people better. And sometimes doing paper work relaxes me.

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74. The fact that while I was doing the data entry I was able to keep up with computers. At the time I was doing this, I was raising my children. I was not in the work force and I did not want to be out of touch when I decided to go back to work.

75. I liked the satisfaction of seeing people be SO gracious for my help. It was rewarding to see others benefit from small things that I can do. I really want to share what I have with others that aren't as fortunate.

76. I think the best thing about volunteering is the sense of accomplishment after you've completed something. The knowledge that I've done something to make a difference.

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78. it keeps me involved to the extent of being able to remember from where i came from; always remembering that it is not an i program; and that my primary purpose is to help another person to achieve sobriety.

79. Being able to spend my time for a good cause is always worthwhile. Most of the time that good cause is associated with helping others who can't or who have a hard time helping themselves.

80. The satisfaction of helping to make a difference.

81. Most of the time, I liked what I was doing. When I was working at hospital, I saw a lot of smiling faces.

82. I love helping other people, and feeling needed and worthwhile.

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84. I like helping people

85. N/A

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87. having an opportunity to add something new to my experience and to serve others

88. I enjoyed working with other people who wanted to make a difference. Contributing the best you can to a part of a whole project that works is one of the most satisfying things I can point to in my life.

89. Smiles on peoples faces, knowledge that you have helped them.

90. The reward of knowing that you made a differance in someone's life, meet new people, make new friends.

91. I had a good adviser.

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93. I find helping people reward enough. I like the feeling I get when I have helped someone.

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98. N/A

99. Providing the public with alternative information, educating, learning, meeting new people.

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101. I never volunteered so how can I answer?

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103. I have never volunteered for anything before

104. "Getting Things Done"

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106. it was good helping people

107. Sharing

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109. It brought happiness to the kids that we would go see.

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