Bondurant, Iowa
31 students participated
Poll Analysis - Pre-selected options
Personal Intangible Wishes
1st = good feeling 2nd = worthwile use of time
7th = role model 6th = meeting new people
Personal Tangible Wishes
1st = apprenticeships 2nd = mentors
11th = letters of recommendation 10th = TV coverage 9th = class credits
Wishes for the Community
1st = auditorium, skate park etc. 2nd = computers etc.
5th = inexpensive and good childcare 4th = library upgrades
Reasons for NOT Volunteering
1st = no time 2nd = not know where 3rd = need money
14th = parents not approve 13th (tie) = need transportation 12th =
uncool
Volunteer 5 hours a week
During school year?
Yes = 23 NO = 8 (4 of the 8 will during summer)
During summer?
Yes = 28
Currently volunteer?
Yes = 8
Poll Analysis - Hand Written Comments
Random Sampling
Trades
"After completing so many hours of work, you could exchange for some kind of prize,
like a TV. The more hours you work the larger the prize."
Modest trades: "Childcare = picture of the children; clean houses = supplies; cook= food and utensils."
"Plant trees = for nothing; babysit= for fun."
"A nice thanks. Maybe some food coupons, like a free Big Mac; name in a paper or newsletter."
"A T-shirt with special wording."
"In my town I would like nothing as long as it was recognized that I helped the community. I don't believe you should reward everyone for helping; it's a choice."
"I wouldn't volunteer for awards or material things, but I would if I believed in the cause or if it were fun."
"I think material trades take away from the beauty of helpng."
"If it were fun and exiting, that would be enough of a trade."
"I would be a candy-striper at a hospital in the children/babies ward. In return I would like a health care from that hospital."
Volunteers
"I belong to a 4-H group that spends one Saturday each month visiting a nursing home
and doing crafts with older people."
I have planted trees, bushes and flowers; painted a house and cleaned up the yard. This was a home restoration project fror a neighbor who was an older lady who could not afford to have the work done."
"I volunteer at a nursing home, reading and keeping company with cancer patients. Some people would find it depressing. I think the main reason peole don't volunteer is simply because we're not made knowledgable about opportunities to do this. Schools should have a bulletin board for volunteer oportunities and places that need volunteers should send letters with a phone number to call."
"I put up signs during a local election."
"I tutor during school for special ed people and enjoy it immensely/"
"I volunteer on a homeless breakfast mobile. I serve hot food to
homeless people and people who live in shelters."