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1、Haveyoubeenavolunteer?Whenitcomestobenefitsofvolunteering,alotofpeoplethinkthat’sit’sallaboutthewarmandfuzzy feelingyoufeelafterhelpingsomeone.Asitturnsout（事实上）,that’sfarfromtheonlybenefit.Charityworkrequiresawidevarietyofpeople,doingawidevarietyofthingsforeverythingtowork. Becauseofthisyoucan
2、volunteerasalmostanything,whichmeanstherearesomesurprisingbenefitstobehad.Forexample,volunteering….1.TeachesYouNewSkillsFromhelpingmakingwebsites,toteachingimmigrantkidsyournativelanguage,toarrangingeventsforcharity.Volunteeringcanreallybealmostanything.Thatmeansthatwhenyougetinvolvedincharity
3、work,alotofthetimeyouwillfacechallengesjustasyouwouldinanewjob.Andthroughovercomingtheseyoulearnandstarttomastercompletelynewskills.2.CanHelpImproveSocialSkillsIfyou’rethekindofpersonthathasahardtimeputtingyourselfinsocialsituations,volunteeringcanhelp.Ofcourseit’sfarfroman instant fix,butitca
4、nbeausefultoolinyourbattle.A permanentexcusetotalktopeopleandtrytogetalong.3.CanBeRelevantWorkExperienceSomethingthatseemstostopmany,isthatexperienceoftenseemstobea prerequisite togetajob.Withsomeprofessions,volunteeringcanactuallyhelpyougettheexperienceyouneedtogetyourfootinthedoor.There’sman
5、yabuddingjournalistthatgothisorherstartvolunteeringforacollegeoruniversitypaper,andthat’snotatalltheonlyprofessionthisappliesto.4.CanTeachYouWhatTrulyMattersIt’sa greatwaytofindnewperspectivesonlife.Whenyou’vebeenatitforawhile,youjustmightfindyourselfre-evaluatingyourpriorities,orevendecidingo
6、nacompletelynewpathtotakeinlife.Oneofmyfriendswentfromwantingtobealawyer,todiscoveringatruepassionforteaching.5.HelpsYouMakeNewFriendsMaybenotsosurprising,butwhatmightsurpriseyou,ishowgenuinethesefriendsare.SomeofmylongtermfriendsarepeopleI’vemetthroughvolunteering.6.HelpsYouGrowSummedupinonel
7、ine:Volunteeringhelpsyougrow.Notonlyasaperson,butaswe’vecovered,itcanhelpyoudevelopyourskillsetaswell.Theonlyrealdownsideishowharditistoleavewhencircumstancesmakeitdifficultforyoutocontinue.Soifyou’veeverconsideredvolunteering,whatareyo
