Whenever it’s one time or regularly.
Also, if you do, how did you start?

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    Yeah lots, with the local food bank or the universalist Unitarian church, I’m an atheist but UU churches are about service not dogma I’ve heard the word “god” maybe 3 times this year and I go every week and volunteer regularly, it’s been great to join an organization that’s already set up to help build community that doesn’t care what you believe in.

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    I used to volunteer at libraries to teach elderly people digital literacy, how to use phones and computers to complete tasks they need etc and grow comfortable with their devices.

    Unfortunately I couldn’t continue due to instability taking over my life. I’d like to do it again someday but I’m currently in too much need.

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    I write wikipedia pages, do OpenStreetMap editing and occasionally I go leafleting for my political party of choice

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    Our town twinning comittee did a St. Nicolas trip to our twinned city in the UK. Some years ago, the old St. Nicolas retired, and the comittee leader (a friend of ours) was desperately looking for a new one. She even asked her husband if he would glue a beard to his face (an idea which he was absolutely not keen of!). Then, one day we met in the city, and suddenly while we were chatting, she exclaimed “You have a beard!”

    Indeed, I have a beard, and i have it way longer than we know each other, but that was beside the point. It is broad, long, and white. And I speak English rather fluently (it is not my native tongue), putting me into a perfect spot for this job.

    And so I was volunteered…

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      I used to donate blood, but sadly a medication I take prevents me from doing so anymore. One time I even donated two units since they were particularly low on that type. You have my respect.
      I also help do compatibility testing for an emulator, though life has kept me from doing that recently.

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    Yes. I volunteered for a couple months in Ukraine in a dog shelter and the volunteer kitchen in Lviv. I also volunteer to organize demonstrations in my city and occasionally I edit OpenStreetMap.

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    I wanted to get up close to wild animals, so now I volunteer at the wildlife rescue. Hard work sometimes, but overall very rewarding and a lot of fun.

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    Yep, about evey month or so at a local children’s museum. I got a email at work decided to give it a try thinking maybe I’d meet a hot single mom or something.

    But I actually do like helping the kids with their craft projects. It’s clear that someone of them don’t get the opportunity to really make a mess and build random stuff, I love be there to make that happen

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    Yeah at the pet shelter here. Started coz i wanted to be around animals but now id feel guilty if i wanted to leave, they are so under staffed and under supported

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    I volunteer for Tafel (meals on wheels). The former chairman of my wife’s band runs the logistics side and that’s how I got introduced.

    I’m considering volunteering for the local shelter to pick up animals since I’m doing a lot of driving anyway.

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    Yes. I contribute to Wikipedia and MusicBrainz.

    I wanted to contribute to the online information sources that I always rely on, so I started activities on these two sites.

    Offline, I work on organizing 78rpm-record collections left by local collectors.

    I like music from before the LP era, and I learned about this activity through local media and decided to participate in the organizing work.

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    I wish I could more, but I donate frequently. If I can’t give my time, I’ll give my money (to political campaigns, NPOs, etc.).

    I used to volunteer in uni as part of the classes. I taught children creative writing, mostly. It was very fulfilling seeing children of all ages develop their own voices.