Comments on: When it comes to volunteering, you gotta put up or shut up http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/ A blog for Colorado and Denver moms, about nannies, playgroups, kids, family events and travel, and moms tech talk. Alternate spellings: Mile High Mommas, Mile High Moms, Mile High Mammas Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Darlene Geist http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3317 Darlene Geist Fri, 09 May 2008 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/#comment-3317 I wanted so badly for my grandson to go to cub scout camp for the past 5 years but he was not interested and his parents did not have time. If he had decided to go it would have been grandma who would have gone with him. I sure am glad now that my grandson did not want to go. Thank you, Annie! Guilt free grandma at last! I wanted so badly for my grandson to go to cub scout camp for the past 5 years but he was not interested and his parents did not have time. If he had decided to go it would have been grandma who would have gone with him. I sure am glad now that my grandson did not want to go. Thank you, Annie!

Guilt free grandma at last!

]]> By: Della http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3125 Della Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:37:31 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/#comment-3125 People are afraid to volunteer because they are worried it will be more work than they wanted or will be asked again and get stuck with a longer-term commitment. What they don't get is that the more volunteers, the easier and faster the jobs become. When we break down chairs and clean up after a boy scout meeting, isn't it faster with many people or is it left to a few parents to have to stay late to clean up? I volunteer in Sunday school where we have a few teachers for probably 50 kids. We constantly ask for help but get no response. Where are the 50 pairs of parents? It would only take a few more parents to work one Sunday once in a while to give the few dedicated volunteers time off. I do love and believe in what I do but I don't like feeling that I'm... stuck with a long-term commitment when I really just intended to help once in a while along with other parents! People are afraid to volunteer because they are worried it will be more work than they wanted or will be asked again and get stuck with a longer-term commitment. What they don’t get is that the more volunteers, the easier and faster the jobs become. When we break down chairs and clean up after a boy scout meeting, isn’t it faster with many people or is it left to a few parents to have to stay late to clean up? I volunteer in Sunday school where we have a few teachers for probably 50 kids. We constantly ask for help but get no response. Where are the 50 pairs of parents? It would only take a few more parents to work one Sunday once in a while to give the few dedicated volunteers time off. I do love and believe in what I do but I don’t like feeling that I’m… stuck with a long-term commitment when I really just intended to help once in a while along with other parents!

]]> By: Nancy Face http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 Nancy Face Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:41:22 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/#comment-3120 Wait...what's wrong with sugar snacks at class parties? ;) Wait…what’s wrong with sugar snacks at class parties? ;)

]]> By: Nancy Face http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3119 Nancy Face Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:39:50 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/#comment-3119 I have worked as a volunteer in school classrooms on a weekly basis; helped with class parties; chaperoned numerous field trips and out of state junior high and high school choir trips...but I never once did Cub Scout Day Camp, with either one of my sons. It is VERY hot in Phoenix in June! (Don't hate me!) But my poor hubby DID help at Cub Scout Day Camp, and even survived to tell the tale! He had about as much fun as you did. I have worked as a volunteer in school classrooms on a weekly basis; helped with class parties; chaperoned numerous field trips and out of state junior high and high school choir trips…but I never once did Cub Scout Day Camp, with either one of my sons. It is VERY hot in Phoenix in June! (Don’t hate me!) But my poor hubby DID help at Cub Scout Day Camp, and even survived to tell the tale! He had about as much fun as you did.

]]> By: Kagey http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3118 Kagey Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:13:54 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/04/22/when-it-comes-to-volunteering-you-gotta-put-up-or-shut-up/#comment-3118 I grew up the daughter of the Scout Master and the 4-H Leader. I don't know how you get your kids involved in activities without realizing that YOU are now involved! I have helped pack for more campouts I didn't go on, made more tie slides to reward boys for achieving their wolf or bear badges than I can count. And I was the sister, not the parent! Heck, at our 4-H meetings, have the time we had to recess the meeting for kids to get parents' opinions on a topic before we voted. And yes, everyone from the 7 yr old to the high school senior voted - following parliamentary procedures. But that's a different rant. I grew up the daughter of the Scout Master and the 4-H Leader. I don’t know how you get your kids involved in activities without realizing that YOU are now involved!
I have helped pack for more campouts I didn’t go on, made more tie slides to reward boys for achieving their wolf or bear badges than I can count. And I was the sister, not the parent!
Heck, at our 4-H meetings, have the time we had to recess the meeting for kids to get parents’ opinions on a topic before we voted.
And yes, everyone from the 7 yr old to the high school senior voted – following parliamentary procedures. But that’s a different rant.

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