"The Buddha teaches that 'a thousand candles can be lighted from a single candle.' You lit mine. I endeavored to light theirs. I believe in earnest that they will light others and so on." Those are the words Stuart Cohen wrote to Volunteer Odyssey after he attended a graduation at
Volunteer from Home on Martin Luther King Day! Many people want to give back on MLK Day and do something to help others. However, many non-profits are closed in observance of the holiday. Fortunately, there's a great way to volunteer from home and to help those who are experiencing homelessness. It's
By Dannon Eubanks Emerging Leader University of Memphis Volunteering at the Carpenter Art Garden in Memphis As an Emerging Leader at the University of Memphis, volunteering is a requirement. It’s easy to involve yourself in something when your scholarship is dependent on it. What’s not so easy is
Guest blog post by Julie Platten Long I have always enjoyed serving and learning about my community through service. ALWAYS. My parents brought my sisters and me up in this way. My mom fondly recalls going on her Meals on Wheels route with me in the carseat. My husband and
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Wow, what a week! To describe my Volunteer Odyssey as intense would be an understatement. Between working my volunteer commitments each day, and meeting the deadlines of submitting my blog after each volunteer experience, I felt like I was working a full time job. It was a full time job
The final day of my Volunteer Odyssey sent me to the Dorothy Day House of Hospitality, an organization that provides temporary housing and support for homeless families in the Memphis area. Living just a couple of blocks away, I have driven past this modest two-story Craftsman style home on Poplar
The kitchen was spotless! Today’s adventure took me to Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association ( MIFA). My assignment was to help with Meals on Wheels, a program that delivers warm and nutritious meals to homebound senior residents around the city. I was looking forward to working with this program because my
Day 6 of my Volunteer Odyssey had me headed to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis. I was not going to be able to play with power tools on a build site, however. The office where all the behind the scene workers make those events happen needed my expertise. This would
Today’s adventure took me to Vision Preparatory Charter School, an elementary school located in Southwest Memphis, close to downtown. The school has a mission to provide a high quality education for underserved students in the Memphis area, and equip them with the skills needed to attain a college degree and