Volunteer Hours - If you have Any?

[Darkstripe]

How many volunteer hours do you have, that is to say, if you need them to be able to graduate High School? In my school we need 40 hours, and I'm in Grade Eleven and feel horrible and stupid because I have not a single hour out of those needed 40.

I am really going to get serious about it. I have ideas of what I'll do and plan to get a volunteer job this summer, or perhaps before summer comes. I feel stupid and lazy because I haven't done a single hour. My friends have. Some have gone past the needed hours. By Grade Eleven though, I don't have much time! My friends seem a little shocked when I say I have none, and teachers always say we should have hours by now.

But I don't see need of worrying over it. What's done is done, there's still lots of time.

I get frustrated, that's all. I like the idea honestly of getting involved in the community. I want to get out of my shy shell and do stuff. It's just stressful seeing as I've already got school, which is sort of our 'job' right now. In summer I am free and will admit, I DO become a little lazy, as far as working goes. I want to relax. And I know a volunteer job will still give me lots of free time, but it's hard finding the time when I want to.

But I suppose I have to go for it, really plan it, and be doing something soon.

Anyone else having the same problems? Or same feelings toward Volunteer hours?

[Bob Dole]

I don't even know if I need volunteer hours. Kinda ironic they call 'em volunteer hours when you're being essentially forced to do them. Even if I have to do them I'll be sure to sew the seeds of chaos and disorder just out of spite.

[Albatross]

I have over 100 that Im not getting them signed for untill grad night

[Jackass McAwesome]

I don't have any, thank the Goddess.

That's fucking bull shit though. You have to volunteer to work in order to graduate? Fuck that shit, I'd take them to court for Child Labor.


Bitches.

[youvebeenthunderstruck]

"Volunteer" isn't exactly volunteer.

[Darkstripe]

Glad for your support Oni-Chiisu I do think it is good to become active in your community and even volunteer, but I dislike that it is forced upon us, a requirement in order to graduate. I know it'll help me for trying to get in future jobs, but if I didn't have the stress of having to get the hours I might be more interested in it. It's more pressure added with everything else!
Lucky you don't have it, at least every school doesn't force it upon you!

And Anonymous1.0, I DO think it is ironic. While it is volunteering in the sense, they could have called it community hours. Instead, "Volunteering Hours" is the name, which is ironic because we really don't have the choice to 'volunteer' we have to. So in a way it's not really 'volunteer' hours at all.

And that's awesome Maxwell! You've done a lot! Hopefully you get them signed soon. Even if you had to do it for school, I hope it was enjoyable.

And I agree youvebeenthunderstruck, it's not

If I have to volunteer, I want it to be good. I'll see what happens.

[Jackass McAwesome]

youvebeenthunderstruck Wrote:"Volunteer" isn't exactly volunteer.

Shit, who're you telling? I remember volunteering for some business crap two years ago, but the employees were lazy fucks. They dropped all their shit on me to do. Have you fucking arranged a wedding three times over only to get no thanks for your work? Three times over because the bitch who wanted it done for her wouldn't fucking agree to anything I offered her. Then, after all my ass busting, I talked to their employer. All I got was "That's nice. Now get the fuck out of my office."

[Almosthere]

I need fifteen to get past my freshmen year, and fifteen more every year after that. At least they don't lie to us by calling them 'volunteer hours' (they're 'service hours' here). They've found other ways to lie.

[Darthmat]

In my (Jew) school, volunteer hours are required, but to get an award you have to have X amount each year.

Like I'm gonna do volunteer hours for the award and not the feeling of having done something good.

[Darkstripe]

I'll be starting my hours soon. Some time soon, next week, I'll have to get my police record checked because I believe most stuff requires you to have it checked out. Then I'll maybe volunteer at a school or something. They said I can go and volunteer on PA days and stuff at different schools, get six or seven hours by doing one day like that.

I feel I really need to get them. Other people I know have more hours, alot more by this point in school..

Hate how the teachers and some kids make me feel like a complete lazy idiot for not getting any hours done. I have enough to do with school and all that.

*sigh*

[Puchiko]

We aren't required to do any. I volunteer at a local animal shelter, but out of my free will. Not only do I have a good feeling I've helped out, I also enjoy working with animals (most of it is just cleaning, but there's some personal contact as well).

I think it's really pointless to make you "volunteer". If you don't want to do it, you won't do it well.

Can you at least choose what organisation to "volunteer" at?

[NiteRaidah]

Volunteering/community service...yep, I've got those. I don't know, nor do I particularly care, how many hours I've got to do.

I'm not opposed to volunteerism, but when it's forced, then I get irritated. Since when does doing something extracurricular have any bearing on your education??