Do Good, Live Well
Posted in Blog on April 26, 2010 by DGT | 2 responses
A survey released just a few days ago by UnitedHealthcare and VolunteerMatch reaffirms what other researchers have found — volunteering is good for both mind and body. Eighty-four percent of volunteers surveyed said that volunteering improves physical health, while 95% agreed that it improves emotional well-being. A whopping 96% believe that volunteering makes people happier. “It has been said a little volunteering never hurt anyone — but who knew it could actually make you healthier?” said Greg Baldwin, president of VolunteerMatch. “We’re delighted to work with UnitedHealthcare to help share the good news.” For more information, visit http://tiny.cc/crd58
June 17th, 2010 at 11:52 am
It’s so inspiring to hear that volunteering is actually good for you! We like to call the feeling you get for doing good the Leap Effect! I’ve found it quite hard to start volunteering, although it makes you feel goood, it’s often quite hard to start volunteering. Check out this blog post here on how the struggles of arranging volunteering led him to start up his own company to promote easy and fun volunteering events – http://www.leapanywhere.com/blog/142-the-good-problem
Gemma x
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:32 am
Gemma ~ Thanks for checking us out! We’re doing what we can to make family volunteering a simple process, and from your link, it sounds like you are too. What a nice resource!