Volunteers : A dying breed

I never realized how under valued that volunteers are until today.
People do not understand that the vast majority of fire departments around the country are volunteer companies. My husband being one of those men.
He doesn’t do it to be a hero, he doesn’t do it for the money obviously because there is none, and he sure doesn’t do it for the chicks. He is obviously married.

People should be grateful for volunteers, not put people down because they should be doing other things with their time. With the current status of our horrible economy, people should phrase people who are not working for sharing their time with others instead of saying they should be working. Obviously they should be working.
Obviously they want to be working.
But why just sit on their ass and do nothing instead of sharing your time with people in need?

I am a volunteer, I hold 3 different volunteer positions.
Two in an international birth group, and one in my local fire department or at least I am trying to spark more wives interest in that manner.

Do you know how many guys at our local fire house are laid off? I would say a good 60% of them, and when an actual fire happens, in the middle of the day, when every other person is in work, or sleeping because they work third shift, these men are there to save your house, or your neighbors house.

Do you know how many positions at The March of Dimes are volunteers?
Do you know how many positions at The Red Cross are volunteers?

It is so sad that people are actually looked down on for volunteering these days.

Just goes to show where this world is going.

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By: mom2natnkatncj

Gee I'm sorry you have experienced put downs for your volunteering. I don't think I've ever felt that way. I too am a volunteer in the most important group for our children there can be. Well, okay in my humble opinion I suppose. Having school aged children it's very important to me anyways. Our schools PTA. It keeps me very up to date and involved in their education. I know everyone at the school which I must say my kids are the major reason I do this. Since I'm not one who could actually teach her own children this is the best way I can think of that I can know what they are doing at school. And this is so beneficial to them. I'm glad to be able to help other children and families as well, but really lets face it it's for my own kids. It's close to my heart and if someone views me as that fundraising cookie making mom well that's fine my me because I get to talk to my children's teachers on a daily basis and am on a first name basis with the principal at the school. He knows all of my children even CJ who's got another 2 years until he'll actually be old enough to attend school there. So I really don't care what anyone thinks because not only am I aware of what's happening in the school I am also being a great example for my children in how to help the community. So hopefully creating a new generation of community volunteers. Can't change other people, all we can do is set a good example.

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