QOTD: 5/18 Volunteerism

If you could volunteer your time to any cause, what would it be? Why? 

I would like to volunteer at a hospice. I am the only surviving member of my immediate family and became a widow at 38. Having experienced the loss of so many and to be able to say today I am at peace with it and I am happy is wonderful. I would like to offer hope to those who are going through a very difficult time.

Ever since I started my current career 13 years ago, I have wanted to become a CASA volunteer to try and help our youth through some pretty tough times.  I have always been an advocate for children.  I have some experience both as a young adult and mother of a special needs child.  My only thing holding me back is time, but maybe that is something I might just have to look into for the near future.

I would volunteer for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) foundation. My neice got the disease when she was five and I saw how it effected her and my sister and brother-in-law and just changed the family. My neice is very stronge, I think stronger than I would have been if it was me. I always donate when she and the family walk for the cure. However this year since I started walking I said I would drive to CT that weekend and walk with the whole family.

I always wanted to work at a nursery and help with the crying babies that needed to be rocked. I would be very good at it. I love kidsssss. I have two children and two grandbabies.

I think I'd like to volunteer at one of the hospitals.  This QOTD makes me think, so why don't I do it now?  I've been thinking about doing something for awhile.  I've done other things in the past, but I haven't done anything in a few years now.  I guess I've been putting my extra energy into me lately -- my WLS, exercise routine, etc.  Okay, so that's not a bad thing???