#volunteer

The starship thing is really political action and reaction, the natural outgrowth of Volunteers. ↗

— Paul Kantner

#natural #outgrowth #political #reaction #really

That churchgoers do the lion's share of the charitable work in our communities is simply untrue. They get credit for it because they do a better job of tying the good works they do to their creed. But according to a 1998 study, 82% of volunteerism by churchgoers falls under the rubric of "church maintenance" activities -- volunteerism entirely within, and for the benefit of, the church building and immediate church community. As a result of this siphoning of volunteer energy into the care and feeding of churches themselves, most of the volunteering that happens out in the larger community -- from AIDS hospices to food shelves to international aid workers to those feeding the hungry and housing the homeless and caring for the elderly -- comes from the category of "unchurched" volunteers. ↗

— Dale McGowan

#volunteerism #food

That is why we are working with these various groups that have volunteers. We can get a lot of these things done. Nobody has dropped out, and a lot of people would like to join. We now know what each other does. ↗

— C. Everett Koop

#done #dropped #each #get #groups

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we get it done. Perl 5 still works fine, and we plan to take the right amount of time on Perl 6. ↗

— Larry Wall

#done #fine #get #perl #plan

Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it. ↗

— Matthew Lesko

#anyone #atmospheric #cruises #doing #earn

The best way to appreciate our political process is to volunteer for a campaign and support a candidate you believe in. ↗

— Rob McKenna

#believe #best #best way #campaign #candidate

I’m not sure about all the particulars that led to this moment. Do I believe life is a series of dots to be connected…or that no one can outrun destiny…or that all roads lead to truth and coincidence is a lie to distract us? The reason I was in this place no longer mattered. The harsh reality stared me in the face and demanded an immediate decision. Walk away and blame it on my age. Or stay and try to help a woman who had slowly become my friend over the last few weeks. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#art #artist #beauty #college-application #glass-girl

A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity. ↗

— Mollie Marti

#servant-leader #truth #volunteerism #wisdom #leadership

I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama! ↗

— Kerry Washington

#afforded #african-american #college #could #ellis

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers. ↗

— Whoopi Goldberg

#donated #equal #every #five #full-time