| As a college student who's dedicated to making | | | | If you contact a well connected community |
| the most out of your education, the last thing | | | | service organization, you'll find that there's a need |
| that you feel like doing on summer break is | | | | for service projects and service workers all over |
| pursuing more education. After a semester of | | | | the globe, and the news gets better: instead of |
| doing more studying and attending less parties | | | | having to pay thousands of dollars in airfare and |
| than you anticipated, spending May through | | | | travel accommodations, you can get most if not |
| August palling around with friends, vacationing and | | | | all of your travel costs covered by organizations |
| visiting nightspots is the reasonable thing to do. | | | | that donate to worldwide service projects. In |
| But what if you could spend the summer having | | | | addition, you can also start your own fundraising |
| fun while pursuing non-academic education. If | | | | campaign and achieve success by contacting a list |
| you're interested but you're wondering how much | | | | of resources provided by a service organization. |
| summer fun you'll have; rest assured, we're not | | | | Have you ever wanted to travel somewhere |
| talking about something that requires study; we're | | | | that's off the beaten tourist path? By searching |
| talking about something that could boost your | | | | out service needs and projects in the country of |
| resume while bringing more excitement to your | | | | your choice, chances are that you can take a |
| summer than bar hopping or hitting the beach: | | | | supremely original vacation for very little money. |
| performing community service. | | | | Incredible Career Opportunities |
| At this point, you're probably wondering how | | | | Without a degree, you'll find it hard to get |
| volunteer work could be as fun as how you spent | | | | meaningful experience in your field; and without |
| last summer. But we're not talking about | | | | meaningful experience, you'll find it hard to get a |
| volunteering at a food pantry; we're talking about | | | | job in your field. While many students think that |
| community service ideas that will keep you | | | | having a degree means that they'll get hired after |
| engaged and still allow you to celebrate summer. | | | | graduation, that's simply not the case. Employers |
| In addition to needing volunteers in the service | | | | want experience, and not low-level experience. |
| areas like food distribution, prepared meals, health | | | | So, what's a sophomore or junior to do? If you |
| care, etc., community service organizations also | | | | take advantage of the right volunteer |
| need volunteers in service areas and geographic | | | | opportunities, you can volunteer for projects that |
| locations that aren't commonly associated with | | | | let you use your education in a pivotal role. |
| volunteer work. To explain what we mean; below, | | | | Offering your time and talents for free means |
| we list two big ways that service work could | | | | that you won't be competing for a paid position, |
| make your summer far more interesting than if | | | | which means that you'll have little competition in |
| you didn't perform it. | | | | the first place. |
| Incredible Vacation Opportunities | | | | |