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notherwordsvolunt
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ngcanhel
pyoumakef r
iends,l
earnnewski
l
ls,
advanceyourcar
eer,andevenf
eelhappi
erandhealthi
er.

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eeri
ngt akesyouawayf rom yourcomfortzoneandgivesyouan
opportuni
tytomeetnewchal l
enges,peoplewithdif
fer
entl
ifest
yles,
andorganizati
onswi thdiff
erentperspecti
vesand
experi
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ngallowsyout oconnecttoyourcommunity
andmakei tabet terplace.

Itgivesyout heopportuni
tytopracti
ceanddevel opyoursocialski
ll
s.
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t’sagr eatwayofmeet i
ngnewpeopl eandexpandi ngyoursocial
cir
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i
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peopleyou’ dnevernormall
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ngingfr
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perspectivesaswellpotenti
alfr
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tdevelopsyourabili
tyt
owor k
aspar tofat eam.

Also,
volunteeringcanal sohel pyout oreali
zewhatyour eal
lywantt
o
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lywhent heyar
eyoung,
str
uggletofindar ealpurposei nli
fe.Asresulttheyoft
enchoosetogo
foranoffi
cej obt hatpayswel l,yettheyhatet ogetupinthemorni
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andarealwaysl ookingforwardt ot heweekend.

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unteerf
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HOMEWORK

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deronyourl
earni
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