Volunteer coordinators are as busy as the organization is. In many cases, this will involve personal travel time to and from major organization offices to give personal instructions, planning events, maintaining facilities, and freeing up work for the paid staff.
These scholarships reward you for helping others. It’s a nice way of doing well by doing good. Schools are required to use 7% of their Federal Work Study program funds to pay for students employed in community service jobs.
The importance of play in the recovery of the hospitalised child is universally recognised. CHI has been helping to fill this role since 1970 and today CHI Play Volunteers bring fun and enjoyment to sick children in many hospitals around Ireland.
You will need to arrange a place to play and that’s best done well in advance. Seasonal factors will affect price and availability, but most of the time you can arrange either a flat payment for exclusive facility use or a per game fee that’s substantially lower than standard rates.