5 Reasons to Say YES to Volunteering

August 2021 by EMI

This is an excerpt from a guest post on the Engineering Management Institute (EMI) Blog authored by Lindsay A. O’Leary PE, CAE, LEED AP, M.ASCE (past Executive Director, ASCE Texas Section).

Volunteering allows you to bring positive, measurable changes to your community and professional family. You’ve probably thought about saying YES to a volunteer opportunity. But how? When? Does it work with your schedule? You are busy, and what will you get out of it?

My advice is simple: Say YES and say it NOW. And the more you put in, the more you’ll get out of it.

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Here Are Five Reasons Why Community Involvement and Volunteerism Will Improve Your Life:

1. Helping Someone Else Feels Good, and It’s Fun

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Read on to reveal the “Five Reasons Why Community Involvement and Volunteerism Will Improve Your Life.”

Thank you to Engineering Management Institute for featuring the ASCE Texas Section’s Executive Director within your cutting-edge blog.