English 10 unit 04 for a better community lesson 8 looking back project

COMMUNITY SERVICE :
Work done by a person or a
group of people that benefits
others.
• Can help many people in need
• Often organized through a
local group.
•

Is


PARTICIPATE TO:


1/Gives you a way to help others


2/Helps improve your community


3/Can help strengthen your

resume and college applications


4/ gives you a way to gain work
experience and learn more about
certain jobs

5/Can be a way to meet new
friends


List of Community Service
Examples


Helping Children and Schools:
+Tutor children during or after school


+Collect baby clothes, supplies, used sports
equipment, stuffed animals, toys, used children’s
books,… to donate to children at local school,…



+ Organize for local children:
• Games, Activities.
• A Special Olympics
event.
• A summer reading
program.
• Making friends
event.

+ Volunteer:


+Work with the local health department .


Helping Senior Citizens:
• Deliver groceries to elderly.
• Help elderly clean home.


+Host a holiday meal.
+Make birthday cards for elderly.


+Decorate a Christmas tree at nursing home.
+Perform a concert at senior centre.


Helping Animals and the
Environment:
• Animals:

+Take care of pets at an animal shelter.
+Help train service dogs.


*Environment:
+Clean up a local park.
+Participate in cleanup of a river, pond,…

+Teach kids about the Environment.


• +Sponsor a recycling contest.



Helping the Hungry and Homeless: