Sentences with phrase «often volunteered his time»

Good breeders often volunteer their time to support or lobby against public issues concerning dogs.

He often volunteered his time to run activities and events that added to the quality of life in the region.

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Often times it seems little to the volunteer until they see how a nonprofit wouldn't have access to those skills if they were not involved.»

And since the vast majority of studies still do not report their raw data along with their findings, there is often nothing to re-analyze and check even if there were volunteers with the time and inclination to do so.

I volunteer for my youth group and number 8 is exactly what is needed the most often times in churches.

Church activities depending upon volunteers tend to be spasmodic and often dependent on self - formed leadership, so that parishes are increasingly seeking to appoint people to full - time pastoral roles to coordinate catechetical and evangelising initiatives and to form volunteer leaders and teams.

Often out - of - touch with adult and adolescent needs, it experiences increasing difficulty in finding and motivating volunteers, faces general disinterest among its «clients,» and employs models and procedures that have changed little over time.1

Sitting with a group of adolescents and answering their questions about your marriage might sound scary but it is actually a really life - giving and enriching experience for the couples who volunteer and the young people are often amazed and inspired to see that marriages can last and that love can grow through a life time.

Back then, I spent my Thursday evenings at Beth Israel hospital — it was a long stopover from my eastward commute, and I would volunteer my time at a child life unit, where James Taylor would often play in the background.

What I do know is that both of my children, one whom never experienced the CIO method, and one who may will be in align with the rest of my family as adults based on our all around parental methods and regardless of whether one CIO or not: Educated at the graduate degree level or higher, married with NO divorces, able to afford to maintain themselves and family with no outside financial help, respectful, grateful to our parents, loving, kind, compassionate, often volunteering and donating our time to numerous charities, RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE for all of our actions, independent, close to each other and our friends and most importantly HAPPY!

Many parents who volunteered a lot of time during their kids» elementary years return to full - time careers by the time their kids are teens, so there's often a shortage in the secondary schools.

Moms simply volunteer more often to chaperone field trips, organize school functions, and bring treats for birthday parties, and that's on top of being full - time in the workforce.

Often people expect that work - at - home moms have more time for volunteering or personal errands for friends.

Although volunteers were happy to give their time and skills and get involved in running different aspects of the charity, they often were not asked to or, crucially, were not asked in the right way.

It's also difficult to measure logistically: Scientists often ask people to wear pagers, and researchers beep them several times a day to remind the volunteers to record their feelings.

Like healers, activists and instigators often feel a calling, whether they volunteer part - time at an animal shelter or serve on the board of a large organization like Greenpeace.

Thousands of Detroit volunteers come together at Forgotten Harvest to contribute to the effort to end hunger, and they often end up having a great time

There are cheaper ways to take time off — paid volunteer programs like Americorps and City Year are often described as «funded» gap years — but Pendoley believes that «unless there is a major change in how we fund undergraduate education,» gappers will never account for more than 3 to 4 percent of the college - bound population.

They haven't spent a lot of time alongside the community, working, volunteering, engaging with folks in communities of color, and low - income communities, so often there is a large detachment and disconnect in the conversations about the policies that are made and the actual realities happening in these communities.

It reminds me of the chart I saw last time I was volunteering at the sanctuary with all the pictures of dogs that you would swear were at least some part lab and the incredible ancestries they had — often with nothing resembling lab in their background.

They are run by full - or part - time paid staff, and will most often have a robust and well - established volunteer program to assist in the care of the animals.

After graduating college, I accepted a position with Charter Hospital in the marketing department, in which I often volunteered 7 years of my time and two of my dozens to the Children's unit for play therapy.

Too often I hear «I wish I could volunteer, but I just don't have time.»

When it comes to volunteering, one quote is often used to describe these selfless individuals: «Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.»

I have now come full circle and often supervise today's veterinary students when they volunteer their own time and talents at Operation Catnip.

Vet treatment for our rescue dogs including spay / neuter procedure, vaccinations, deworming, microchipping, transport, volunteer time and gas and often repayment to original shelter, which total costs us roughly $ 350 — $ 400 per dog or puppy.

In their spare time, mutt owners are often seen volunteering at or spending time with their diverse group of friends.

Ron never missed a week of picking up food donations from local businesses (and often times, he drove to more remote locations to procure food) and leading volunteers as they prepared these donations for monthly distribution to over 100 families and their pets.

Often they will go home for a short time with a trained volunteer to allow better evaluation of the pet in a normal setting.

We hope that volunteers will be able to spend some of their time socializing during each shift, but due to the large number of animals we are often responsible for, that is not always the case.

«Despite its apparent appeal,» Lebbin et al. continue, «few colonies managed under this system shrink, as the program takes more time than most volunteers are able to give, some cats are never caught, and the colonies often become dumping grounds for more unwanted cats.»

Volunteers for our animal wellness clinic projects are often responsible for paying for the total cost of their airfare to and from the project along with donating their time.

They often work with veterinarians who volunteer their time to make sure their community is adequately served.

Owner Assisted Placements often take as much of our volunteers» time as placing a dog they're fostering.

Volunteering abroad is a great opportunity for students, since they often have the time to take these extended trips and can defray costs by launching fundraising campaigns.

«I've been volunteering for the Chopra Center for a few years now; I'm probably onto around my 10th time, often flying in from the UK so I LOVE it!

After all, there are few areas that are really «denied» to men, if the level of operations demanded be transcendent, responsible or rewarding enough: men who have a need for «feminine» involvement with babies or children gain status as pediatricians or child psychologists, with a nurse (female) to do the more routine work; those who feel the urge for kitchen creativity may gain fame as master chefs; and, of course, men who yearn to fulfill themselves through what are often termed «feminine» artistic interests can find themselves as painters or sculptors, rather than as volunteer museum aides or part time ceramists, as their female counterparts so often end up doing; as far as scholarship is concerned, how many men would be willing to change their jobs as teachers and researchers for those of unpaid, part - time research assistants and typists as well as full - time nannies and domestic workers?

Part of it is that volunteer observers often stick with the time they have always done observations, and changes occur when the observer retires and someone else takes over.

I've often wondered why one gets an income tax deduction when one donates money to a charity, but there is no tax incentive to volunteer time to a charity.

Non-partners will often focus their energies on their client work and billable targets without volunteering much, if any, of their time to the development of the business.

For example, the vibrant northern city that I live in (Whitehorse) has about 130 lawyers and it seems that virtually all of them are volunteers — often for several organizations at the same time.

In his spare time, David is very social and active and can often be found participating at Temple Sinai, the Jewish Community Center, around his neighborhood and in the community in a variety of volunteer activities.

Get involved in your local bar association — those who are involved are often happy to help new lawyers, especially those lawyers who volunteer their time to the Bar.

Often times, the reason given for not volunteering is a lack of time.

This is because engineering employers are looking for engineers who also possess vital soft skills, including teamwork and communication, which are often developed through experiences such as part - time jobs, volunteering and travelling.

This meant that there was often a huge lag in between the time that we interviewed staff and volunteers and gave them an offer to the time when they could actually begin work and many of our volunteers simply lost interest or were intimidated by the process.

People often forget to include volunteer work, part - time jobs and freelance work in a resume, even though that work is often relevant to your career path.

Medical assistant students, for example, often spend a lot of time volunteering at local hospitals or clinics as part of their program's requirements.

Background screening is an important step when it comes to onboarding new volunteers, but unfortunately, it's often time - consuming and costly.

Military spouses volunteer at three times the national average — often taking leadership roles in their charitable endeavors.