V
olunteering
means
spending
some
of
your
free
time
helping
others.
Y
ou
may
volunteer
to
help
other
people,
but
you
can
also
volunteer
to
protect
animals,
the
environment, or any other
thing that you care about. V
olunteering
helps others, but
it can
also
help
you.
If
you’re
worried
about
something
that’s
happened,
doing
something
can
be a
great
way
to cope with
your
feelings.V
olunteering can
let
you
see
your own
life
in
new ways. Sometimes it’s easy to worry about things like grades or get angry because you
don’t
have
most
expensive
shoes
or
the
newest
computer
game.
V
olunteering
lets
you
spend some time on others for a while.
Lots
of
people
find
that
they
really
enjoy
volunteering.
V
olunteer
experiences
often
put
you
in
a
different
environment.
Doing
volunteer
work
means
one
very
important
thing:
Y
ou
make
a
difference
in
the
world.
V
olunteering
is
a
great
way
to
have
fun
with
your
family, and here are some ideas on how you can do together:
●Clean up a park, or a road along a river.
●Plant trees or flowers in your community.
●Serve food at a homeless shelter.
●Give meals to people who are elderly or ill at home.
●Clean up a school or other public building.
Some schools now ask kids to spend some of their time on service to others. V
olunteering
gives
kids
a
taste
of
responsibility(
责任
),
because
people
are
depending
on
them
for
something
important.
V
olunteering
also
can
help
kids
learn
important
things
about