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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Almost no one wants a 7th grade volunteer. Some can't for insurance reasons, others know that young volunteers make more work, not less.  If the school wants volunteer hours from kids too young to volunteer, then they should provide the opportunities themselves (but they don't want to, because they know 7th grade volunteers are just more work).  I call BS on the poster claiming it's easy and their 7th grader has 50 hours.  Just a troll.

The only places I know of that can provide volunteer hours for kids are some churches, PTA's and schools themselves, and Boy Scouts.[/quote]

Incorrect. My seventh grader got 28 hours by being a counselor in training last summer. It is not hard at all to find places who will take “free labor.” You can enroll your child in a babysitting course and they will sign off on hours, that’s eight right there. Any sports team they are halfway decent at they can volunteer to teach little kids, easy hours —don’t know any coach who wouldn’t take 13-year-old helper to wrangle a bunch of kindergartners during a sports practice. My husband volunteered rec league coached for 10 years and he would’ve absolutely welcome to that and signed the hours. Unless you have a seventh grader, shut up with your troll comments. [/quote]

We have to complete hours during the school year, so summer camp is not helpful.  Sports doesn't count.  And I know taking a babysitting course wouldn't count (is that really accepted at some schools???)[/quote]

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