Responses
to December 2007 Hot Topic
Can
we turn the clock back just a little please?
Response
posted on December 10 by Elizabeth Kolaitis, Program
Coordinator, GROW, Qld, Australia
My
observations over the years are that fear of litigation
and safety issues have perhaps driven us to the opposite
error and consequently stifled the spirit of volunteering.
I do believe that guidelines to keep people working
in a safe environment are indeed necessary; it is
the letter of the law stuff that kills the spirit
and spontaneity. Thank you for your article, it is
good for us all to stop and reflect upon the issue
and how we can contribute positively.
We
live in a society which does not value volunteer work
as legitimate work, only paid work is valued. We perhaps
are loosing sight of the huge personal and community
benefits in volunteering. Every one needs purpose
and progress – it is in fact a vital need for all
human beings what ever their situation in life, we
have a need to contribute to the world we live in.
I believe it is important in our small individual
ways to promote the value of volunteer work.
In
GROW friendship
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