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8 Places To Volunteer At Right Now

It is a great way to spend your time!

Raven Bowman

Feb 04, 2019

Jacksonville State University

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Volunteering not only looks good on your resume, studies have shown that it can make you feel better too! A lot of these experiences will change how you view the world. You can make a difference.

1. Crisis Counselor for Crisis Textline.

You will have to be 18 or older and be able to come up with at least 2 references. To find out more you or to apply you can here.

2. Animal rescue shelter!

These animals would love the attention and you could go as far as fostering the animals till they get adopted. Visit your local animal shelter and volunteer!

3. Retirement homes.

A lot of times the elderly are often left alone and have no one that visits them.

4. Become an online emotional support person at 7 cups!

You can volunteer at anytime and spend as many hours you want to helping someone. You can sign up here.

5. Be the eyes for someone who is visionally impaired.

It can be hard to see the expiration date when you do not have perfect vision. Learn more about Be My Eyes, here.

6. Send a letter to those undergoing chemotherapy .

One small note can make someone smile for the whole day. You can apply here.

7. Read to children at your local community center.

It can help develop their language skills.

8. Proof read ebooks!

Help out all of those aspiring authors! You can sign up here!

You can put as much or as little time as you want to. I promise it will make a difference!

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

North Carolina State University

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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8 Places To Volunteer At Right Now

It is a great way to spend your time!

1. Crisis Counselor for Crisis Textline.

2. Animal rescue shelter!

3. Retirement homes.

4. Become an online emotional support person at 7 cups!

5. Be the eyes for someone who is visionally impaired.

6. Send a letter to those undergoing chemotherapy .

7. Read to children at your local community center.

8. Proof read ebooks!

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)