As the school year starts to come to an end, there are fewer opportunities to volunteer through the school, or even help at the school, but there are still a lot of ways to volunteer. Something that I have been doing for the past few years is volunteering at my church, especially during the holiday season. 

At my church, I help to speak in front of the church, sing, and every once in a while, I will help the little kids at the preschool. Even though the volunteering is very sporadic, I know that it is always appreciated. 

At any non-for-profit organization, it can be really hard to find help that will willingly give their time for free, but I know that every bit of help is needed no matter how big or small. I am most excited to help out this summer with a lot of the clean-up activities, not only because it is a big help, but also because I will be working with other people. 

Working with others while volunteering is one of the best things I think anyone can do. I have volunteered only a handful of times by myself, and it has never been as fun as it is when working with others. It is also a great opportunity to make new friends who you would not have met otherwise.

You do not need to volunteer at a church, but I find that helping out at any sort of non-for-profit place is some of the best places to go. Also, the summer is such a great opportunity for volunteering because of how much free time many people have. During the summer there are a lot of different ways to volunteer because of the warm weather, so it is easy to help with environmental activities.

I challenge everyone to try to volunteer once a week over the summer, and it does not matter what you do, just try to make an impact.