1. VOLUNTEERING/COMMUNITY SERVICE
Together we can make the world a better place to live.

2. EXPLORE YOUR INTERESTS
Help out in an animal shelter or nearest zoo
Volunteer at a summer camp or preschool program
Play games with kids at a neighborhood center
Help out at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen
Make curtains or bedspreads for a women’s shelter or nursing home residents
Clean up parks or work a neighbor’s garden
Join a community theater
Join conservation activities

3. EXPLORE POSSIBLE CAREERS
Volunteer at a nursing home, retirement center or hospital
Volunteer at the library, day care or community center; read to younger children or help with homework
Volunteer at local museum or greenhouse/nursery
Help with office work at a nonprofit organization (United Way of Ennis)

4. COLLEGE APPS AND WORK RESUMES
Colleges
Who are you inside and outside of classroom
Looking for well-rounded individuals
Employers want workers who
Arrives on time EVERY day
Takes responsibility for actions
Takes direction from supervisors
Works well with others
A good reference from an agency may help you land that job.

5. IT’S FUN!!! It is better to give than to receive!
You feel better about yourself
Your self-esteem and confidence increases
You make new friends
You learn new skills

6. Share Your Talents and Knowledge
Everyone has something unique to share with others.
Blood Donors
Helping Hands
Relay For Life

7. ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD
Is this the way things are supposed to be?
Get involved—make a positive change in the world
With our help, Ennis can be a place where
Families are healthy and strong
Children receive the help needed to succeed
The disabled and elderly may live independently
We have safe and supportive neighborhoods

8. Phone Numbers/Websites
United Way of Ennis—
Helping Hands of Ennis—
Meals on Wheels—
Habitat for Humanity—
Local churches—Home improvement activities
Ellis Co. SPCA—
Boys and Girls Club—
Communityservice.org

9. By volunteering, you help make our community a better place to live, and YOU become part of the solution.