10. Because you can!

9. To impress your boss.

8. To build your resume.

7. To spend "quality time" with family and friends

6. To share your skills.

5. To gain knowledge.

4. To feel part of a group.

3. To gain status.

2. To make new friends.

1. To "get out of the house".

			Even More Reasons To Volunteer

10. When you stay home, you get too many telemarketing calls.

9. Your family could use a break from you.

8. You might need help yourself someday.

7. It's hard to win a game of solitaire.

6. Soap operas all sound alike.

5. If you don't go out each day, you get old.

4. Why let your boss have all the fun in life?

3. The car needs a workout.

2. Your mom would be proud of you.

1. Who cares about money?

by Joy Pople, Baldwinsville Volunteer Center, Baldwinsville, NY