Monday's call to serve.  Volunteers.  Do you volunteer?  I am often asked, "What do you get out of volunteering?"

Hmmm, I am a volunteer coach for the Swartz Creek, MI High School Bowling Team.  The youth keeps me active and educates my mind.  We laugh and we unite.  I get to meet the parents making new friends.  The biggest prize is then the members of the team call me to bowl with them on a Saturday night.   (Could the team members and parents be future clients, maybe?) 

            When the high school season is over, I have kids that I coach just because.

I volunteer for the Women's Council of Realtors®.  The education I receive is priceless.  I am kept up to date on trends and new technology.  Because of the volunteering I have seen New Orleans, DC, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Fort Myers FL, Lake Geneva WI, and many local places I didn't know existed.  I have friends all over the United States.  My business has excelled because of the education and referral. 

            WCR also helped me through the hardest time in my life.  My mother died and the family of WCR helped me through. 

I volunteer for the Flint Area Association of Realtors®.  Again, the education is priceless.  I have seen DC again and Miami FL.  Through volunteering locally, I am kept informed of local market issues.  I have friends for life.  We laugh, troubleshoot and communicate.  You can't complain if you don't participate.

Volunteering equals friends for life, education and friends for life.

            Many people volunteer for different reason and get different satisfactions.  The feeling of helping others is the ultimate "Reward."