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40 Ways to Volunteer

by | Apr 19, 2024 | Volunteer

As we continue reflecting on 40 years of Love Your Neighbor, we recognized that it’s National Volunteer Month! If we told you there were 40 different ways to volunteer through Love, would you believe us?

Okay, so in case you don’t, here they are:

  1. Sort donations
  2. Provide a meal
  3. Be a Peer Support
  4. Pick up donations
  5. Teach a class
  6. Fix appliances
  7. Repair bikes
  8. Wash medical equipment
  9. Post items to Ebay
  10. Merchandise items in the store
  11. Sort & Restock books
  12. Build furniture
  13. Watch kids at Life Skills
  14. Drive people to medical appointments
  15. Paint furniture 
  16. Deliver donations
  17. Price and display items 
  18. Groundskeeping 
  19. Fix things when they break
  20. Assemble food orders in the pantry
  21. Cut or stack firewood
  22. Sort DVD’s and Videos
  23. Test Kitchen appliances
  24. Clean and repair lamps
  25. Design floral arrangements
  26. Sort and price Christmas donations
  27. Assemble Christmas trees
  28. Wrap Christmas gifts
  29. Organize backpacks and school supplies
  30. Snow removal
  31. Assemble summer camp bags for kids
  32. Answer the phones
  33. Cashier in our resale stores
  34. Fix computer equipment
  35. Fix small engines
  36. Landscaping
  37. Volunteer at an annual event
  38. Hand out vouchers at Life Skills
  39. Gardening
  40. Recycle metal

It’s quite incredible that all of this happens almost every day, and every week, by diligent volunteers who embody our diligence core value.

Not only is there a large variety of “things to do,” but also a deep investment by those who say yes to volunteering. Most volunteers serve weekly, some even daily, spending hundreds of hours donating the gift many of us hold most tightly – the gift of time.

In 2023 alone, 420 volunteers invested 49,120 hours – a value of $1.5 million! 

Our core mission is to love, serve and connect with dignity as we follow Jesus Christ closely, watching how he transforms lives – and we often highlight the transformation happening through our Life Skills Program.

What we often forget to highlight is that God is also transforming lives through volunteerism, giving community members purpose, friendship, creativity, and belonging. Here at Love, we believe everyone has something to offer.

If you are a volunteer, at Love Your Neighbor or elsewhere, thank you for this priceless gift!

Check out this volunteer video to learn more about volunteering at Love Your Neighbor.