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Charities and Volunteer Work

Charities and Volunteer Work. Vocabulary. Charity Volunteer Rehabilitation Disabled Traumatized Victim Crisis Uninhabitable Impact Donate Raise money/funds Hunger Poverty Humanitarian effort Impoverished Foster Adopt. Charities in Beijing.

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Charities and Volunteer Work

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  1. Charities and Volunteer Work

  2. Vocabulary • Charity • Volunteer • Rehabilitation • Disabled • Traumatized • Victim • Crisis • Uninhabitable • Impact • Donate • Raise money/funds • Hunger • Poverty • Humanitarian effort • Impoverished • Foster • Adopt

  3. Charities in Beijing • Are there any charities in (your town/city)? • How about in (your country)? • What are they?

  4. Greenpeace China

  5. Half the Sky

  6. Second Chance Animal Aid

  7. Sunshine Sunrise

  8. Hopeful Hearts

  9. Pfrang Association

  10. Creating a Charity • Imagine you are a rich business person who has just retired. You have several million dollars that you would like to use to set up a charity. In groups of two or three please describe the charity you would like to create. - What is the purpose of the charity? - Where will the charity be based? - Who will be needed to run the charity? - Aside from your several million, how will it continue to be funded?

  11. A Volunteer • What is volunteer work? • What is your definition of volunteer work? • What is the dictionary definition of volunteer? To perform or offer to perform a service of one's own free will. To do charitable or helpful work without pay

  12. Video • Watch the first video clip. • What questions are asked in this short advertisement for Peace Corps?

  13. Volunteering • Would you be willing to be a volunteer? • What would you like to volunteer for? • How far would you be willing to go to help? • What about the length of time?

  14. Volunteering Needs in NZ • Women’s shelters/refuge: Managers, cooks, counsellors • The Christchurch earthquake: medical professionals, builders • Meals on wheels (from hospitals): drivers, cooks • Lifeguards • Appeal collectors: Asthma, cancer • Food kitchens/Soup kitchens: Food donations, cooks, servers, cleaners • Raffle organisers

  15. Volunteering Needs in NZ • Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres • IHC volunteers: Play chess, draw, read • Animal carers • Foster parents • Reading support (children and adults) • Toy library • YMCA/YWCA • Older people services: Befriending older people • Scout/Girl Guide leaders

  16. Volunteering Needs in NZ

  17. Volunteering Needs in NZ

  18. Volunteering in Beijing • What do people already volunteer for in Beijing? • What social problems occur in Beijing that still need people to volunteer for?

  19. Volunteering in Beijing Task • If you were told by your boss or your teacher to help someone you did not know for one day, what would you do and how would you do it? • Write some basic notes (no sentences) and present your ideas to the class.

  20. Volunteerism in China • Is there a history of volunteerism in your country? With your classmates make a timeline of how people have volunteered in China. Think of how the government encouraged people to help each other after becoming a republic (1949), after the opening up of China and more recently.

  21. Peace Corps Video • Watch the short video. • Who is the man in the video? • Where did he go? • What did he do? • Why did he volunteer? • How did he change from volunteering?

  22. Helping • How does helping people change you as a person? • Think of a time you helped another person. It may be something small or big. - What did you do? - How did you feel when you helped that person? - Did you change a little bit? If so, how?

  23. Debate All high school graduates should enter one years volunteer service of their choice before entering university.

  24. Topic Questions • Do you know anyone who has done volunteer work? • Where did they work and why did they volunteer? • Can a volunteer be treated the same as paid staff? • Should you volunteer if your main reason is to benefit monetarily or materialistically? (i.e.. Getting first pick at donated merchandise. Under-pricing merchandise for your friends or family.)

  25. Topic Questions • What types of volunteer work would be unpleasant for you? • What benefits other than personal satisfaction could you personally get by volunteering? • Is volunteering worth the cost to you? • In what situations and at what times in your life could you afford to volunteer? • What are some websites maintained by volunteer organizations?

  26. Topic Questions • List all the famous volunteers you can think of. - Which ones are famous in China? - Which ones are famous in the world?

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