Volunteering
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I’ve always been attracted to the idea of volunteering. There is definitely something rewarding about giving up your time, especially when you can see the results. I can still remember clearly my first volunteer experience when I was 13, at the Misericordia hospital here in Edmonton. I believe the inspiration came from reading Sweet Valley High novels, and the stories of one of the twins being a Candy Striper at the local hospital. Or maybe it was Nancy Drew? Anyhow I soon found out that at our local hospital you didn’t get to start out pushing a magazine cart around, chatting with appreciative patients that told you how sweet you were and slipped $5 bills into your hands, or getting to work the cash register at the hospital gift shop. No, at…
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