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I’m currently a full time student for premed, so I can’t take a class in the hospital in the mornings. I was wondering if I could take a class online and volunteer at the local hospital for my on hands training skills.
If you have any answers, ideas, anything, it will help. Thank you.

Best to discuss this with your faculty adviser and the hospital personal office..

What do they do with the dogs? Do the volunteers only get to walk them, play with them, and pet them or are they also asked to bathe the dog?

Every shelter has different policies, so the best way to be sure is to call up the shelter.

That said, in my experience there are tons of different types of jobs for volunteers at shelters. These include, feeding, cleaning cages, bathing, walking, grooming, and even holding the animals for photos for the online adoption site

Volunteering is a great way to get involved in the community and shelters are always in need of volunteers. Don’t expect to get involved in everything right away, but the sooner you start volunteering the quicker the shelter gets to know you and the more things you will be entrusted with.

Good luck!

I’m going to be spending 5 weeks working at Dogs Trust next year.

How hard is it in general to cope with the state of some of the dogs and the horror stories? Bearing in mind that my eyes often well up at Animal Cops Houston?

Cruelty cases are not as common as those shows make them seem, unless it is a very high volume shelter with an active investigation unit (for example, the Houston SPCA re-homes more than 5,000 cats a year). Normal smaller shelters or those without investigation units (investigation units at shelters are rare) see few cruely cases at all, usually less than a handful a year. Volunteers are generally not permitted to handle animals involved in cruelty cases until after the court case, and only urgent treatment for life-threatening issues can be done prior to ownership being awarded by a court if the owner did not voluntarily surrender ownership.

You are likely to see a lot of animals surrendered for stupid reasons. The ones that stand out most to me were the pair of russian blue cats surrendered because the owner redecorated and they didn’t match the new color scheme (I did the intake on that one), and the 10 week old Yorkshire Terrier surrendered because they carried him around and held him for the first week they had him, then the kids got bored and they were annoyed by the crying when they put him down.

What I find most difficult are the animals put down for essentially someone’s stupidity. For example, a shelter I volunteered at several years ago had a beautiful little Staffordshire Bull Terrier that had been seized as part of a cruelty case. The dog was required by law to be confined to its kennel until the case was heard by a judge and the dog’s ownership was decided. She could not be walked, and workers could not enter the kennel with her in it (she had to be shut into the outdoor portion prior to cleaning the indoor portion and vice versa). The dog was very sweet, trying to lick everyone’s hands through the chain link, and constantly begging for attention we could not give her, though many volunteers would sit outside the kennel and talk to her. This arrangement continued for around six months before the court case was finally decided and she was awarded to the shelter. The day that happened, an idiotic newer teenaged volunteer decided to walk her. She took her on a VERY short walk (think five minutes’ worth), and took her back to her kennel. The dog resisted going back in- she’d been in this kennel for SIX MONTHS and got five minutes of freedom, of course she didn’t want to be put back. Rather than having some patience or asking for help, the teen grabbed her roughly and SHOVED her into the kennel. The dog (understandably) snapped at the teen. Skin was not broken, but the shelter had a zero tolerance policy for any display of aggression. She was euthanized the next day, which happened to be a day I volunteered. To see such a nice dog lose out on a chance of a home due to the stupidity of a kid was the hardest day in my many years of volunteering at shelters.

I am going to Africa next year to volunteer for at least 6-8 months at a school for the handicapped. I would like to look for affordable travel medical insurance for volunteers, because obviously I won’t be making much money, and I have limited funds. If I get sick while volunteering in Africa and I need medical assistance, I want to be at the best hospital available and I want my insurance to cover the costs. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

FrontierMEDEX offers various travel medical insurance policies. You can view them at www.medexassist.com. You can also call 1-800-732-5309 and they will walk you through all of the policies and options to choose the right one for you.

im showeing the seniors how to do artwork uch as making cards,im on medicaid and dont have to pay,that s until the 15th of this month when my grant runs out,what can i do to keep doing this with the seniors as i love doing this.can i get an extension on this?
btw,i am 70 yrs old and on ssi and a fixed budget.

talk with the center director and the area agency or the aging in your area and see what they can suggest. If the agency for aging has a senior employment program that may be the way to go. If you are in a rural area your electric membership co may give the center a small grant but the center director will need to be the one to apply on that

Can anyone tell me what kind of volunteer work be done at an Air Force base? I went to the Airman and Family readiness center to ask but the lady said just anything.. but then i’m like well I still dont know like what is it that I can help so I’m stuck now, I know I can do like some front desk work and stuff but I know there are a lot more. I also want to do some Red Cross volunteer so any suggestions?
Thanks.

Almost ever base has a museum, and they are always looking for volunteers to conduct tours, or scan paperwork. Try there if it sounds interesting. Every base also has a red cross office, and you could volunteer there and help them with answering the phones and doing paperwork.

I’m not sure what I want to do in life or what I want to study and I want a college with many majors maybe around 10,000 people. I also want to go to college in somewhere like boston (i.e college towns)

here’s part of my resume

Winston Churchill High School Graduate, June, 2011
Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD (2007-2009, 2011)
GPA: 3.29
WPGA: 3.59
SAT: Critical Reading: 650 Math: 570 Writing: 560

2009-2010-Attended Istituto Magistrale Renzo Levi in Rome, Italy in junior and first semester of senior year, studying only in Italian (Courses: Latin literary history, Art History, Medieval History, Italian literature, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, English literature, Hebrew language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Physical education, Philosophy)

-2010 Eagle Scout of the Boy scouts of America, Troop 613
-2009-2010 Volunteer project Leader: conceived, conducted and donated 21 interviews of Italian holocaust survivors to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C, becoming the youngest donor in the museum’s history.
-2010 Translated English questionnaire into Italian for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
-2004-present Boy Scout, Troop 613
-2007 National Youth Leadership Training (Boy Scouts of America)
-2009 Ner Tamid award Jewish Scouting religious award
-2011 Jewish committee on scouting award
-2006-present Competitive Swimmer, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
-2009 Bronze Medal 200 yard freestyle relay
-2009-2011 Competitive Swimmer, the Blueagles team, Rome, Italy

Teaching Experience:

-2008-2009: Tutor of two boys with learning disabilities
-Summer 2009: Swimming Instructor, The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
-English tutor for Italian classmates during year abroad

Professional Experience:

-2011-Present: Tour Guide for Xaberia Tours providing Italian language tours to tourists in Washington, DC
-Presently training/working to be a tour guide in Rome, Italy with New York Times Bestselling author Roy Doliner

Languages:

-Fluent in Italian, English and Hebrew
-Studied French for four years
-Possesses dual citizenship: Italian and American

i’ve never taken any AP courses

You have excellent extracurrics. The only thing I’d be concerned about is your SAT score and lack of AP’s. If you have a chance, retake the SAT and try for a better score. Boston University or Northeastern may be good matches for you (still a bit of a reach), but really try to get your SAT score up!

Edit- just read the UMass post. UMass Amherst is an excellent school. It’s in western Mass, but it’s in one of the best college towns, as it’s located near 4 other colleges. If you go to UMass Amherst, you can take classes at those other colleges, including Amherst College

High school WGPA: 3.4 (I know its bad)
SAT I : 2350 (800 W 800 M 750 CR)
SAT II : Math II – 800 Physics – 750
ACT: 34
Captain of the Debate team at his school (Ranked in the top ten debaters in the State)
I’v been playing the violin for 8 years. I performed in Belgium and France. Also performed in the Lincoln Center
Volunteers at Nursing Home: 150 hours +
Volunteers at Hospital: 100 hours +
I am expecting to have great recommendations from my teachers and a recommendation from a congressman.
I also am currently involved in a research project with a professor at Auburn University. (I will probably get a recommendation from him as well)
Ethnicity : Indian Male
FBLA member for 4 years

I know I have a slim chance at both but the question is not whether i can get in…its where do I have the better chance!!! I plan to apply for the engineering school at Penn.

This is one of the hardest questions I’ve had to answer.
Just an FYI, I’d apply Early Action if possible so it isn’t binding;
The GPA, in my opinion, cannot be overlooked.
However, your SAT scores are exceptional, your ACT is great, your Math ii is awesome, and extras are great.
I would apply for UPenn early and regular. Have an alumni interview to improve your chances (Penn was one of the schools I got into, but decided to go to Hopkins instead).
The thing that just might get you in is your extracurriculars . You’re incredibly diversified.
If I was on the admissions panel, I’d consider you for admission.

OK I applied for financial aid but didn’t except me (FAFSA); I was going to Glendale community college (GCC) here in Arizona. SO I will not be abe to go this year. But instead of getting a job (even if very important) I thought I should start volunteering that involves medical to gain experience. I want to major in Medical Diagnostic sonographer
(ultrasound technician) so I thing its a good idea to have some experience in medical but I know there aren’t volunteering in sonophy unless you’re certified. You know what I’m talken about rite? Gaining experience is the best thing for me to get a better grib on a medical career but don’t know where to go in phoenix? Any good volunteer in medical that will look great on a resume. Please no suggestion or making a short pointless suggestion or smart comments. I would like to get alots of comments please.
P.S. I have no experience in medical so I want to go to a volunteer center that will except people like me. I neem a volunteer center that involves medical.

"Any good volunteer in medical that will look great on a resume."
You are absolutely right!

Volunteering In Pursuit of a
Medical, Veterinary or Social Work Degree / Career
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/stuff/medical_social.shtml

I’d like to get some journalistic work experience but I know you need to start small, so any sorts of online magazines/newspapers looking for reporters or feature writers etc. would be really useful.

Saw the following that are looking for volunteer writers, writers@magazinesubscription.co.uk