{"id":1218,"date":"2015-10-05T11:38:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2015-10-19T10:09:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T14:09:54","slug":"volunteer-do-yourself-a-favor-by-pitching-in-1017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/2015\/10\/05\/volunteer-do-yourself-a-favor-by-pitching-in-1017\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer! Do Yourself a Favor by Pitching In 10\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google “Is volunteering good for you?” and you’ll find out it has benefits for body, soul, and spirit.\u00a0 A couple of years ago the UnitedHealth Group conducted a national survey and found that most volunteers said they felt physically and emotionally better as a result of their efforts.<\/p>\n

Now it’s your turn to help someone else – and do yourself a favor in the process.\u00a0 Come learn how at the 8th Annual Long Island Volunteer Fair, being held in Roosevelt Hall on Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.\u00a0 Fifty non-profit agencies will be on hand to help you sort out the best fit for you, with opportunities such as helping youth or seniors; caring for animals; \u00a0working at a soup kitchen, museum or shelter;\u00a0 and protecting the environment.<\/p>\n

And there’s one more health benefit: something called the Derma Scan Machine will examine your face for melanoma.<\/p>\n

The event is free and refreshments will be served.\u00a0 For more information, contact the Long Island Volunteer Center at 516-564-5482 or volunteer_fair@londislandvolunteercenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The day’s formal agenda is a follows:<\/p>\n

11 a.m. \u2013 Color Guard by Cub Scout Pack 80, Den 5, Holtsville
\n11 a.m. \u2013 Welcome from Dr. Veronica Henry, Executive Assistant to the
\nPresident, Chief Diversity Officer, Title IX Coordinator, Farmingdale
\nState College
\n11:10 a.m. \u2013 Presentation of Beacon of Hope Awards by Elisabeth Muehlemann,
\nLIVC Community Emergency Preparedness
\n11:40 a.m. \u2013 Presentation of 153,000th Volunteer to Sandy Viola of Long
\nIsland Volunteer Enterprise by Diana O\u2019Neill, LIVC Executive Director
\n11:50 a.m. \u2013 Concluding Remarks and Recognition of Long Island Volunteer
\nCenter Volunteer Management Team
\nNoon – Buffet Catered Lunch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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