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Non-Profit Groups – the backbone of charitable institutions

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Volunteer work.jpgThe several charities around all rely on manpower in the form of volunteers may they be aimed at people or towards nature. The many charities survive because of people who are dedicated to provide the proper care and help to those who may need it wherever they may be. Volunteer nurses and doctors go to distant lands to help people such as those who are currently suffering in Darfur helping the sick and injured as they live day by day in uncertainty.

Donations flow to those who suffer in the far reaches of the earth, delivered by volunteers who choose to do a little for their fellow man such as pilots, military men and others who just want to help. Financing is not the only aspect one can help with in terms of wanting to help. Habitat for Humanity has projects that construct free housing for the homeless relying on volunteer masons, electricians and the regular Joe to do the building. Thousands of houses have been built by these volunteers some of whom come back, time after time for the unseen reward of gratitude one gets from those who benefit from their hard work.

The people who need help are endless in this world and at any one time, a person dies in misery, his life becoming worthless and insignificant just because they are nobody’s. That is what we aim to change, everybody is somebody and all should know that. The children of Africa who have survived drought and famine now face AIDS and a life without parents due to the disease. Much can be done if everybody pitches in including businesses for they are the main source of funding besides governments and donations. Helping all those who need it is the goal, volunteering is the soul.

Originally posted on February 4, 2008 @ 1:32 pm

Seasonal Disaster Relief Efforts

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The whole world experiences different types of fortuitous events each year, most of which are not fortunate enough to weather the damage and potential threats that disasters like typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and other forms of devastating acts of nature bring. Their impending presence can help people prepare for such but the aftermath caused by such disasters is something else that needs to be taken into consideration.

Disaster Relief Effort Groups

The good thing about people is that once such events hit random regions, the willingness to help is all out. Providing aids and support to victims of such untoward events is a sight to behold. Canned goods, clothes and any form of cash or in kind solicitations to be able to extend help are the common forms of aid that help in such disaster-relief efforts. With the rampant growth of such natural disasters hitting parts of America and Asian countries, there is no telling which country or region may evidently be in need of help on a yearly basis.

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Originally posted on February 9, 2007 @ 4:17 pm