Download or read book A volunteer s adventures written by John William De Forest and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Volunteer s Adventures written by John William De Forest and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John William De Forest (1826-1906), a native of Connecticut, enjoyed a long career as a prolific writer, mainly of fiction. During the Civil War he was a captain in the 12th Connecticut Volunteers, taking part in the capture of New Orleans, the Port Hudson campaign, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia. After the war, he served as a subassistant district commissioner for the Freedmen's Bureau in Greenville, South Carolina. A Volunteer's Adventures, first published in 1946, is De Forest's vivid description of his experiences at war. It consists of letters to his wife during his service, supplemented by six articles published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine and Galaxy between 1864 and 1868. De Forest intended to compile these pieces into a book but never did. James H. Croushore finally accomplished the task, adding chapter divisions with introductory notes to give form and continuity to the whole. The result is a first-rate personal war narrative - recently named one of the one hundred finest Civil War books by Civil War magazine - more than half of which deals with Louisiana from De Forest's Yankee perspective.
Download or read book A Volunteer s Adventures written by John William De Forest and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative of service in the 12th regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry.
Download or read book Volunteer Vacations written by Bill McMillon and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those looking for a way to make a difference while on vacation--simultaneously getting away and using their talents to improve the world--this guide shows you how a short-term volunteer stint can transform your life as much as the people, animals, and ecology you choose to help. This fully updated edition is filled with in-depth information and profiles of more than 150 select organizations running thousands of quality programs in the United States and around the world. Inside, you’ll discover ways to Map rock art in South Africa Tutor children in the Navajo Nation in Arizona Build houses in Honduras Teach art lessons in Ghana's only children's gallery Restore wetlands in Colorado Rehabilitate wounded elephants in India Each listing includes complete contact information with locations, costs, dates, and project details you won’t find anywhere else. In addition, it features some of the better established long-term projects as well as organizations specifically tailored for families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Stories from recent volunteers and a host of photographs help you further imagine your volunteer adventure. Bill McMillon is a high school teacher. Doug Cutchins is the director of social commitment at Grinnell College. Anne Geissinger is a part-time photographer. Ed Asner is a professional actor. He appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, for which he won an Emmy, and the series Lou Grant. He also appeared on the television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
Download or read book Volunteer Vacations written by Bill McMillon and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This directory contains details of hundreds of organisations that are looking for voluntary help from al l types of people for all types of work, both skilled and un skilled. Its aim is to encourage voluteers to help, whilst a lso enjoying a vacation. '
Download or read book Volunteer Vacations written by Bill McMillon and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the increasing number of people looking for ways to make a difference while on vacation, this fully updated edition is filled with in-depth information to get them ready for their adventure, including contacts, locations, costs, dates, project details, and profiles of 150 select organizations that run thousands of programs in the United States and around the world. Including new details about long-term projects and organizations specifically tailored for families, seniors, and people with disabilities, this definitive sourcebook provides a wealth of opportunities for anyone interested in taking a truly meaningful vacation and provides new anecdotes about all kinds of jobs and the positive impact they had on volunteers' lives.
Download or read book A Passion for Israel written by Mark Werner and published by Gefen Books. This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would motivate a successful corporate lawyer to trade in his comfortable life in America for three weeks every year to volunteer for manual labor on Israeli military bases? Mark Werner, son of a Holocaust survivor, is an ardent Zionist seeking a personal way to show support for Israel. Sar-el is an organization that enables thousands of volunteers from all over the world to work in a civilian capacity on Israeli military bases, freeing up IDF soldiers for more serious duties. This book is based on journals the author kept during 14 Sar-el stints from 2006 to 2019. Werner describes working through a desert sandstorm, dealing with a scorpion in his bunk, taking refuge in a bomb shelter during a Palestinian missile attack, and more. Through simple activities--from packing kitbags and medical supplies for the soldiers to filling sandbags and assembling tank antennas--the volunteers work hard to make their contributions to the defense of Israel. The camaraderie that develops between volunteers and soldiers as they work side by side is their greatest reward.
Download or read book Adventure Philanthropist written by Erin Michelson and published by Emcom LLC. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plan was there was no plan-visit all seven continents, see what happens. Erin Michelson is a high adventuress, who lives life on the edge. Giving up a successful business, her stake to a house, and all of her possessions, she decides to just take the money and run. Surviving swindlers and saints, she struggles to keep her eyes and heart open. Her escapades not only show us how best to tackle a minefield, how to bathe an elephant, and where to find a string of pearls, but also how to make a world of difference in the lives of those who are most vulnerable. For two years, she volunteers across the globe, searching for an authentic experience and the chance to reach out and leave the world, even just a small part of it, a better place. This is the life of an Adventure Philanthropist!
Download or read book Volunteering Around the Globe written by Suzanne Stone and published by Capital Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet new people, see far-off places, and do some real good --personal stories, ideas, and resources for exciting volunteer vacations in more than 20 countries and the US
Download or read book Heroes Helpers Adventure Diaries 12 Vicki the Volunteer written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This educational book is written as Vicki, the Volunteer is writing a diary or journal. This fun book is loaded with educational value. Students will learn that anyone can become a hero and a helper. Vicki, the Volunteer includes: Volunteers are Why Vicki became a volunteerWhere to volunteerA volunteer's poemFurther resourcesPost card to a volunteerGlossaryIndex
Download or read book Volunteers written by Anne Fargusson and published by Elm Hill. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have written this book out of my experience working in small to medium sized churches. I address the great challenges of finding, training, and keeping volunteers. There are some simple techniques that I learned to have happy and engaged volunteers who do not get burned out. I also spend time describing how you can run a successful children’s ministry with a minimum of people and yet not overburdening any of them. I talk about ways to combine functions so that you still cover all the age levels but in an efficient and effective manner.
Download or read book Where Am I Giving A Global Adventure Exploring How to Use Your Gifts and Talents to Make a Difference written by Kelsey Timmerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your gifts connect you to a world of giving Americans are generous with their pocketbooks, but trying to make a difference and actually making a difference are two different things. Where Am I Giving? by New York Times bestselling author Kelsey Timmerman takes you on a journey to meet people who will inspire you to live a purpose-filled, generous life and make the greatest impact you can through your career, time, consumer dollars, and donations. Starting in his hometown of Muncie, Indiana, and then traveling all over the world (Myanmar, Kenya, India, Nepal, and more), Kelsey explores not only different ways of giving—as a worker, consumer, volunteer, giver, local and global citizen—but also the benefits and effectiveness of these methods. He spends time with monks, students, a refugee, a Marine, a former Hollywood executive, Peace Corps Volunteers, and seasoned aid workers to explore how they give, as well as with the people on the receiving end of their giving. Along the way he struggles to be a more informed giver as he becomes a "voluntourist,” starts his own local non-profit, and searches for a balance between rationality and passion in how he gives. This book will help you: Reveal the amazing opportunities you have to make an impact using your own gifts—and it doesn't have to be money Understand the sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and neuroscience of giving See how giving can make you more connected and happier Examine types of giving, including microlending, volunteering, donating, ethical consumption, mission trips, voluntourism, child sponsorship, etc. Dive into a nuanced view of effectiveness of international aid and its intersection with development, politics, and culture Where Am I Giving? is a fast-paced narrative combining compelling stories collected over 15 years of travel to 90+ countries, mixed with practical advice on how to make giving a part of our everyday lives.
Download or read book Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer Or A Drummer Boy from Maine written by George T. Ulmer and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer; Or, A Drummer Boy from Maine" is a war memoire by George T. Ulmer, a soldier during the American Civil War. Ulmer served as a volunteer in the company H of the 8th Maine Volunteers, an infantry regiment of the Union Army. He had attempted to enlist several times unsuccessfully but eventually succeeded in his ambition of joining the cause of the Union. The regiment faced many hurdles including sickness arising from the spring exposures of its campaigns in 1862.
Download or read book The Volunteers written by Mary Jo Mosher and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I feel safe riding my horse through the woods and over the meadows, assured that Jesus is near and watching over us. I hear him whispering in the light breeze that playfully tugs at my cowboy hat and repeatedly kisses my cheeks. His voice plays soft and assuring through moving tree branches and roars authoritatively in the thunder. He blesses us with the gift of sweet-smelling flowers that splash color over the meadows and the wildlife that unexpectedly appears before us. The vastness of rising mountain peaks stretching deep into the sky reminds us of his supreme creativity and great power. If you love nature and have thought about becoming a volunteer, you might consider the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. My husband and I had no idea our introduction to these stunning mountains in 1986 would change our lives forever. We had no choice. Each summer, the Bighorn Mountains kept luring us into the forest's secret world of mystery and adventure, begging us to become part of it. If the pine forest could speak, it would tell stories about the people that come and go, its history, conflicts, fires, accidents, legends, and adventures--all of which are included in this book.
Download or read book Evie and the Volunteers written by Marcy Blesy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join ten-year-old Evie and her friends as they volunteer all over town meeting lots of cool people and getting into just a little bit of trouble. There is no place left untouched by their presence, and what they get from the people they meet is greater than any amount of money.In this first book, Evie and Logan volunteer at an animal shelter. Evie never dreams that meeting Daisy, an abused dog, will help to heal a deep wound in her family that she doesn't even know exists.
Download or read book A Volunteer s Adventures written by John William De Forest and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The sea its stirring story of adventure peril heroism 4 vols publ in 40 pt written by Frederick Whymper and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
