NEWSPAPER CONTRIBUTION # 8

I believe that community service is a must for all people, especially for students. Community service is a donation of time to benefit of the public but the most of the time is to help poor people. There are many organization in Costa Rica oriented to help others like Paniamor, Omar Dengo, teleton, club active 20-30 all this organizations works with volunteers. It is also a way to show interest for the others problems and find or at least try to help them. Some people associate community service with punishment, since it is often offered to small-time offenders as an alternative to fines or jail time. However, community service can also be altruistic, and it is a vital part of many small communities. For people who are not affiliated with an organization, finding community service opportunities are easy. In many cases, an organization which needs the assistance of volunteers has a volunteer coordinator or you can call directly to the organization office. What comes around goes around is an informal way to see things but we should always think on this if we help other maybe someone will help us on the future. Finally I consider that we can make a change in our communities. We have the choice to help others all this organizations always are looking for people to help, that’s the main reason why I think that community work is a must for all undergraduate students. It helps to increase the moral, the knowledge of the other problems and helps to be better people that care for each other. Community service for people in secondary and college is a must and we should be glad to have the opportunity to assist other human beings.