Find Fun Ways to Give Back
By: Susan B. Barnes | Source: AARP.org
Credit: National Park Service; Heritage Conservation Network
(Left to right) Volunteers break for a photo op while working with the National Park Service in the C&O Canal National Historical Park in Maryland. A volunteer works on a project with the Heritage Conservation Network during a workshop in Santa Ana de la Joya, Mexico. One Heritage Conservation Network was the focus in Virginia City, Mont.
In the early summer months, sea turtles lay nests along the Eastern Seaboard, and these nests hatch through October. Local opportunities abound on the seashores; you may even have the chance to help with a hatching! A few to consider include:
• Alabama Sea Turtles “Share the Beach”
• Folly Beach, S.C., Turtle Watch Program
• Hawai’i Wildlife Fund
• Sea Turtle Preservation Society in Brevard County, Fla.
• Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Fla.
Nearly 1,000 local affiliates take Keep America Beautiful’s mission to the local level, where they work with volunteers to keep their communities cleaner and greener.
Volunteers read the news of the day from local papers as a service provided by their local National Public Radio (NPR) stations. Check your local NPR station’s Web site to find opportunities near you.
Girl Scouts of the USA and Boy Scouts of America are a great way to reconnect with your own youth while helping the young people of today.
For more volunteer opportunities near you, visit www.volunteermatch.org.
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