Go VOLUNTEER Challenge

Go VOLUNTEER Challenge

Category: Body, Mind, Spirit

Category: community wellness
Rules: check in each time that you volunteer, indicate the number of minutes and describe the activity in the comments box.
Duration: one month
Completion credit: 120 minutes = automatically entered into a raffle for a chance to win a prize

Studies have long shown the mutual benefits of volunteering for both the person donating their time and the community served. Additionally, volunteering is easier than ever thanks to volunteering apps, social media, and other online resources. But in this digital age, we are actually volunteering less as our time seems to be more consumed by other priorities. This September, GoUSF invites you to “be the change you wish to see in the world” by helping others!
In this community wellness challenge, check in each time that you volunteer, indicate the number of minutes you accrue*, and describe your activity in the comments box. Complete the challenge by volunteering for at least 120 minutes and be automatically entered into a drawing for a chance to win a prize!

Volunteering Resources:

• Volunteer Match: database of volunteer opportunities searchable by interests
• Catchafire: applying professional skills for pro bono volunteer work
• Reward Volunteers: download the app, log volunteer hours, and win prizes
• Create the Good: database of volunteer opportunities searchable by interests
• All For Good: largest database of volunteer opportunities online
• Do Something: millennial giving platform
• gov: natural and cultural resource service projects with government agencies
• San Francisco Surfrider Foundation: beach clean-up opportunities

^{*There is no limit to the number of times you can check in each day and there is no limit to the amount of minutes that you can obtain.}