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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone else retired or semi-retired and discovered that volunteering has not been as fulfilling as hoped?

I've tried several different organizations and it seems like they all had issues with their volunteer programs. I've felt they've either been very clannish and rather unwelcoming to newcomers, or they've not utilized their volunteers' skills to their benefit.

For example, I have a professional background and skills one group said they really needed. But then, the only volunteer opportunity they offered me was to literally sit in a plastic lawn chair at an entrance doorway and point guests down a hallway towards the restrooms.

A friend of mine had similar experience where she volunteered. She was handed a clipboard and told to stand in a distant corner in case anyone wandered that way and had questions. She stood there for hours and not a single person approached her.

I certainly don't mind doing the grunt work if it is helpful but in my experience it seems they wanted newcomers to just be out of their way. [b]Why advertise and say you want volunteers then?[/b]

If anyone knows of organizations which DO use volunteers in a meaningful manner, please identify them![/quote]

They're probably hoping for volunteers who will donate. The volunteering is secondary to the donating [/quote]

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