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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid didn’t volunteer or do any community service activities or have impact. The interest has be genuine, authentic. So that box didn’t get checked. That doesn’t mean that they won’t contribute on campus. Kids grow and change and can contribute to their campus/local communities  in a lot of other ways. Anyone else whose kid didn’t volunteer?[/quote]

[b]Maybe step in a little bit and model for your kid a volunteering opportunity.  Do you volunteer somewhere? Can you bring DC with you and start to teach them about the meaning of service[/b] and get them thinking about what type of service might interest them.

Maybe start with a local food pantry.   The concept of assisting someone who needs additional food is one that almost anyone can relate to.[/quote]

+1 my son's service was a monthly event he did with our whole family, starting in middle school. His role was small -- manning the drinks table at the dinner. He ignored all my encouragement to get more involved, step up in leadership etc. But then he wrote a lovely essay about how he liked that job because everything else at the event was about moving people through quickly but at the drinks table people stopped to talk and he got to know the guests over the years he served there. Stupid mom pushing him to do something that "looked better" while he's over there quietly building a real community and showing true hospitality. Got into his first choice college, one that really values service. But he never would have done that volunteering on his own if we didn't require it as a family activity.[/quote]

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