Quotes about Volunteering

I want to thank each volunteer for their hard work.

Kristi Flippin

I don't know what the future holds for John. If John were running, I'd come down and volunteer to help get voters out.

Phil Winters

If a country can't save itself through the volunteer service of its own free people, then I say: Let the damned thing go down the drain!

Robert A. Heinlein

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

Gillian Anderson

[Rasco has also served as a volunteer firefighter and first responder. He graduated from Prairie Grove High School in 2002. vious years to include multiple recipients.] We think [this years event] will generate a significant amount of money, ... The expenses have been covered. Weve been doing this for a while and weve learned to eliminate our alleys for loss, such as concerts.

Greg Mack

There also are plenty of volunteer opportunities in youth services, circulation, adult and reference services, and technical processing.

Pamela Boddy

Our hope with the symposium is to share information we're gathering about the stream and get a better understanding of what people might be concerned about. The idea is to make sure we're connected in the volunteer efforts with the priorities of local government as well as the interests and concerns of residents.

Tania Schusler

I can see myself volunteering years from now. I want to be able to touch lives in small levels like a soup kitchen. I love interacting with people. I want to make a difference.

Branda Tillow

When I was 16 and 17, I used to follow the fire trucks on my bike. I was able to follow because they spilled water when they turned corners. When I turned 18, they changed the bylaws to let me volunteer, but I couldn't ride the trucks until I turned 21. I volunteered for the fire department for 37 years until Blue Ash became a village and they bought two trucks.

Clete Oaks

Victims don't volunteer history of strangulation because of fear or shame. Plus there is also the fact that the woman is fighting for her life and her adrenaline is pumping.

Dr. Ellen Taliaferro

I'm not one to volunteer to go to the doctor. So quite naturally, when I volunteered, my wife was aware that something serious was going on because that's the last thing I would do.

Ray Rhodes

The Youth Volunteer Corps has helped us for about five years and we really depend on them to tackle big, physical projects.

Mary Abbott

I just volunteer. I like kids. I've been doing that ever since I've been here. I like to switch schools. Last fall I was at Griffin Middle School. I talk to them, read to them.

Lawrence Timmons

We made sure we had enough volunteer operators on hand so no one ever had to wait on hold after hitting a glitch in the system. Several people commented on that. They were surprised when they didn't have to wait for service.

Doug Young

There was a 1,600-acre fire that our volunteer fire department was trying to fight with garden hoses and grit. We knew we had to get serious about fire protection.

Ardyth Woodruff

I was looking for opportunities to volunteer, and Eric suggested Compeer. It sounded right for me.

Steve Kolter

We would encourage every business out there that is willing, to allow a United Way representative or volunteer to make a presentation to the company's employees.

Steve Wiggs

If one parent can't volunteer because their child is sick, and a replacement is not found, then one volunteer is left in the classroom. That leaves an opportunity for someone to be alone with the children.

Stephanie Vaughn

I need people to sort and pack ? and we need help filling out customs forms. I had one volunteer, June Fox, come in last week and she wrapped 11 packages in under 25 minutes. That's the type of workers we need.

Sharon Rainey

This was something we knew we had to do. My husband and I both do a lot of volunteer work. Then we got people involved, and more people.

Melanie Noteboom

We kept hearing over and over how hard is was for them to get volunteers. But there is no central location to get information on volunteering.

Amy Hamilton

The (volunteer) board does a lot of things that a paid employee would do.

Mary Hill

Due to their desire and willingness to volunteer, the Norma Johnson Center will become a better place. I thank you for your time and hard work.

Marsha Zoller

Our families are a very important part of our volunteer work.

Gerald Newman

Obviously they couldn't volunteer in southeast Asia, but they were inspired to help out and connect to their local community.

Jason Willett

Those acts could be abstaining from meat on some other day of the week or volunteering or making a donation to help the needy.

Joseph Mcaleer

While they may not have seen a person like myself in a FEMA shirt, they may have seen other disaster workers and again in the very beginning the volunteer agencies were providing support and that is the way the system is designed.

Gene Romano

[AU students'] education underscores the importance of relating to the world, and they volunteer for many activities. Peace Corps, then, is a natural avenue.

Robert Pastor

I've always wanted to volunteer to do something significant. Today's a very good time for me to do it.

Frances Jones

When Sandy takes on a volunteer assignment for Stanford, he does so with energy and gusto rivaled by few, dedicating his time and energy completely.

Howard Wolf

Some people find it equally as entertaining to come down here and volunteer on this end because you're the person picking up the phone answering. It gets to be kind of frenzied and it's fun.

Jim Gray

She has since remarried and she's volunteering for a domestic-violence shelter herself now.

Doreen Marchione

I was in everything. I enjoyed it all. I loved volunteering and working with people.

Phalange J. Word

Farmers don't like being told what to do. It was a volunteer program and should have stayed volunteer. I was doing it long before it was mandatory.

Jeff Griffith

Volunteer fire departments operate on very limited budgets. We wanted to help these local heroes and decided to donate some of our equipment. We are also involved with local ministry programs, donating washers and dryers to help the homeless and unfortunate.

Bill Gilbert

None of the airlines involved required a contract or any written guarantee of payment before sending their planes and volunteer crews. One official said if Gore promised to pay, that was good enough for them.

Dr. Greg Simon

Monster Mash is all about pride. It does have some value for the color competition, but that is not what anyone is thinking about. Basically, it is seven people, volunteering to represent their company in something they know will leave them completely exhausted, but they are doing it for fun. Everyone is out there to represent their company and to prove that they are the best in the brigade.

Thomas Gallagher

We lifted it completely. We decided there were so many exemptions that had been carved out over the years that it was getting harder for a volunteer board to supervise and enforce. We're going to give it a try and see if it affects the campaign. If it conflicts with the campaign, we'll obviously revisit the issue.

Don Capshaw

It is striking how many days people went without medicine, food and water without help from any agency of government or volunteer group. Many of those who did not evacuate were in poor health and circumstances to begin with and many said they were physically unable to leave.

Robert Blendon

Glenn has gone above and beyond what we've asked him to do as far as a volunteer.

Capt. Toby Mcswain

People came forward who were willing to organize and staff a volunteer food pantry.

Pat Niksich

The volunteer task forces were a major phenomenon in this campaign. Having found that the official task force had members who were also candidates who had to look for their own votes, these groups emerged in different regions and for different purposes specific to those areas.

Ofwono Opondo

This is the first experiment to show that chimps don't share the same concern for the welfare of others as do humans, who routinely donate blood ... volunteer for military duty and perform other acts that benefit perfect strangers.

Joan Silk

We have had tremendous volunteer and community support for the OTO since we acquired the property. It is truly a special place to a lot of people. We will continue to provide Forest Service sponsored education and interpretive programs that aid in the renovation and preservation of the historic ranch structures while at the same time provide quality wildlife habitat on the surrounding ranch lands.

Ken Britton

Using the latest Independent Sector figures for the value of volunteer work, which are based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, each of these students contributes $1,684 in service during the 32-week academic year.

Glenn Bowen

She believes that we are all here to help other people and she follows up with that by volunteering with various organizations. I was ecstatic when she received the award. Lori is very humble and she doesn't look for credit. We were both very surprised about it and she is very deserving of the award.

Neil Walker

Right now our backbone is volunteer maintenance.

Rick Maddalena

The court has reinstated Mr. Rogers as a member of the volunteer fire department until such time as the appropriate procedures are utilized to decide whether he should remain a member of the department, if that is what he wants too.

William Mitchell

One of the reasons I started doing this was to help more dogs stay in their homes whereas a volunteer for a dog rescue I was always trying to find a new home for dogs.

Ruth Marquardt

We give our volunteer fire company $27,000 and $35,000 for a truck plus insurance. We give them a lot of money, but the emergency vehicles go outside of Carnegie. We shouldn't pay for gas. We have to rethink that and reduce the amount.

Dorothy Kelly

Both guys put in a lot of time volunteering because they love the sport, and I'm thankful for their help.

Brint Russell

It's remarkable to see our students giving and doing in such unselfish ways, totally volunteering because they want to.

Melissa Shivers

There are people who might complain about the so-called old boys network. My advice is to become part of the network. Volunteer to help, get involved. Hockey people tend to take care of hockey people.

Pierre Mcguire

He will be a volunteer helper. What we're trying to do is focus on the positives. He brings a lot to the table.

Gina Uccelli

When I am on the field, I am an assistant coach responsible to the head coach and I convey that attitude, ... I am a volunteer to help these young men kick the football. That's my job in that arena.

David Roe

If someone is thinking about volunteering for the Red Cross, don't wait until something happens to go through the training. When people need help, they need it right away. I was grateful for the chance to help so many people.

Danny Leblanc

I also plan to volunteer for the Red Cross — to give back what they gave to me.

Linda Parker

That's why the group of volunteers from the senior volunteer program, who've done a lot of study, can really guide you through the program without any bias.

Carolyn Stuercke

As self-employed people, it is difficult for the three of us to take time from our families and paying clients to do this amount of volunteer work. The Chamber responsibilities are nearly a full-time job and should be shared with other members.

Vicki Morgan

I expect (Roberts) is going to have a big advantage as far as money. But we've got a tremendous volunteer effort.

Richard Barrera

I am acting on behalf of the Pottawattamie County volunteer fire chiefs. They initiated this, and they all agree.

Terry Hummel

Given the rhetoric of John Howard and the supposed volunteering of the wheat board to not use their power of veto, we have decided to put that to the test, to see if it's just talk or reality.

Peter Howard

It has kept growing every year. What amazes me, too, is that people step forward and volunteer.

Linda Larson

Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable.

Geoff Davis

She has the ability to get the most out of her kids. People don't know that she did a lot more than at school with young people. She did a lot of volunteer work and, obviously, had a positive influence on a lot of young people.

Carl Williams

Of all the agencies we supply to. Seventy percent of them are faith-based organizations, and 50 percent of them rely totally on volunteer support.

Jan Pruitt

At this point, if it continues to grow, you never want to put the brakes on the program. To be honest, it really comes down to a staff and volunteer issue.

Tom Carr

Organizations are realizing they can move opportunities into the virtual realm—such as mentoring or fundraising—and get more people volunteering regardless of location. They can save space in-house, which may make room for an additional staff person or volunteer, and they can take advantage of skills and resources that may not be available in their own community.

Jason Willett

What we want people to do if they will, is to continue to volunteer long-term. Give us a couple of weeks and we'll get them in the next training classes.

Christian Smith

It's a pretty big network. Without volunteer citizen science, there's be no way we could have a project of this scope and reach within the region.

David Drummond

They made a pretty concerted effort to destroy the place. It's just a shame for all the people who volunteer their time.

Mike Berryman

Even today I am willing to volunteer to do the dirty work for Israel, to kill as many Arabs as necessary, to deport them, to expel and burn them, to have everyone hate us, to pull the rug from underneath the feet of the Diaspora Jews, so that they will be forced to run to us crying. Even if it means blowing up one or two synagogues here and there, I don't care.

Ariel Sharon

We know it was a drive-by shooting. It would seem that the Loyalist Volunteer Force are intent on killing Catholic doormen.

David Ervine

While some have expressed surprise and indignation at being mobilized for this war, most have not, ... They have understood it to be inherent in their volunteer contract for service.

Peter Schoomaker

The board of directors are local residents who live and breathe in the territory they cover. They all serve on a volunteer basis. They truly are community leaders that care about their territory and having job creation in their territory.

Andrew Hamilton

The program is tailored to the volunteer and what they want to do. They pick and choose what they want to do. We get the volunteers out to learn their lake and share their data with others.

Laura Herman

They learn the value of volunteering. It's not always about making money.

Jan Wright

After 9/11 we couldn't have had enough airplanes for the people who were volunteering to go. Now with 9/11 being as far removed as it is, the war being up one day and down the next, it becomes increasingly difficult to get people to go.

Wayne Newton

Master Gardeners graduates become part of Texas Cooperative Extension as volunteers, and even after they complete their classroom instruction and 50 hours of volunteer work, they must do 12 hours of volunteer work every year to maintain their certified Master Gardener status.

Dr. Enrique Perez

They don't stop flying or anything like that. They volunteer to come. It won't interrupt service.

Kelly Collins

There's a role for everyone who wants to make a difference. If people are interested in helping, it doesn't have to be monetarily. How about volunteering? How about serving on a committee to implement a fund raiser? If someone's willing to help and support this program, we'll plug them in through whatever fashion is most comfortable for them.

Nancy Smith

United Way offers us an organized way to give something back to the community, ... We plan way ahead, and so many of our managers volunteer to help. It's just nice to feel that you've been able to lend a hand. We've all enjoyed helping out here today.

Tim Williams

It's the most amazing thing I've ever done in my life, besides volunteering for the Red Cross during Hurricane Charlie.

Julie Bailey

The central message used to attract new recruits to the Marine Corps has not changed significantly since the inception of the all-volunteer force. Each tells the story of the grueling challenge one goes through to transform into a U.S. marine.

James Edwards

It was amazing what their volunteers were able to do to make it painless. They have the best volunteer base and the number of staff that can make an event like this go extremely well.

Sharon Mayer

They asked us to come over and volunteer. We thought about it for about 0.5 of a second and said we'd do it. This is one of those opportunities you don't pass by in life.

Walter Gossett

The volunteer of the year is more of an in-house honor where we recognize the person who has helped the chamber with their program of work throughout the year. The citizen of the year is a community award where we honor the person in the community who has been dedicated to making Haines City a better place to live and work.

Jane Patton

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

Thomas J. Jackson

Nynex has had an ongoing volunteer retirement program and some folks may slide over to those positions as people accept the buyouts.

Jay Grossman

The MI Volunteer Registry is another proactive step in preparing for accidental, natural, or intentional public health emergencies. It will form a critical network to facilitate the deployment of willing, needed, and qualified volunteers for any emergency.

Janet Olszewski

Everything done here from the building on has been a volunteer effort from the community. And that's a neat thing about this community, for the right cause they are extremely generous.

Tom Brown

It's all well and good to be dedicated, but volunteer firefighters should always make sure they are healthy enough to fight fires.

Ronnie Day

They basically ask their engineers to volunteer some probability figures, then they take the average. This is not science. This is voodoo.

Michio Kaku

Our mayor is a volunteer fireman, and our fire chief is a Lions member.

Mary Murphy

Our brand means there is someone you can call if there is a problem, and some of these things don't come out of the non-paid volunteer format.

Steven Ballmer

It's going to be great. I'm looking forward to seeing which one of my former classmates they're going to have volunteering to drive me around.

Ryan Hunter

Everyone is a volunteer. All of the flagmen, corner people, people that cook the hamburgers, tend bar and stock the coolers.

Bob Demesy

That's the whole idea of our report card so we can let our members know how they will be energized and mobilized into volunteering and working to promote their issues.

Jim Mcgarvey

She still comes to practice. She works out with the throwers. They do things she can do without hurting her knee. We'd love to see doctors OK her to at least throw the shot put. But we miss her in long jump and the relays. I've got no assistant coaches, so she's kind of my volunteer assistant.

Jennifer Moore

Education is an important thing in Pacific Grove. If you go to the schools, you'll see a lot of parents volunteering.

Linda Pagnella