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Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber VOLUNTEER, from 2 Scouts of America. Were those opportunities
challenging, time consuming, stressful and
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never what comes to mind when I look back
AERO, from 1 this was the original Edwards AFB here. match it up against the needs of just about on my efforts.
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instruction for both private and commer- broke the sound barrier that’s the runway The best memories that come to mind are
they take off and land on. It’s a piece of volunteer opportunity that matches your spe- that of a kid that was very shy and afraid of
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They also provide a list of scholarships For more information on the Aero Club, have to be a big, formal program or event; it was about to quit volleyball but grew into
call 661-275-AERO/2376, Monday-Fri- the sport and went on to play collegiately; or
that are available to help cover the costs. day, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. For after hours ques- is oftentimes a simple act we may take for even a former athlete I coached at the middle
tions call, 661-857-6275 or visit http:// school level that later joined the military.
“This is in my opinion one of the great- edwardsfss.com/wordpress/recreation/ granted that is received with the most thanks.
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(DVW&RDVWP\VHOI,ÀHZWKHUHDQGD Tennis champion Arthur Ashe stated it best: impact I’ve had over the years on those I
have served, but I like to think that I have at
half-years, and when I came to Edwards “Volunteer! Start where you are. Use what a minimum been a positive role model to all
those I have volunteered with.
I said to myself, ‘there can’t be a better you have. Do what you can.”
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Although the basic premise of volunteer- Winston Churchill stated, “We make a liv-
“Our runway is here on South Base; ing by what we get. We make a life by what
ing is to help someone else, there are a num- we give.”
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Mark Snyder, a psychologist and head of premise of volunteering
the Center for the Study of the Individual is to help someone else,
and Society at the University of Minnesota, there are a number of
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states that “people who volunteer tend to have
receives as well.
higher self-esteem, psychological well-being,
and happiness. All of these things go up as
their feelings of social connectedness goes up,
which in reality, it does. It also improves their
health and even their longevity.”
In a recent study from Carnegie Mellon
University, published in the Psychology and
Aging journal, adults over age 50 who volun-
teered on a regular basis were less likely to
develop high blood pressure than non-volun-
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of volunteering.
Although the physical and psychological
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tive change in the lives of others. Most of
my volunteer efforts have centered on coach-
ing youth sports and volunteering with Boy
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