Somerset, Massachusetts
70 students participated
Poll Analysis - Pre-selected options
Personal Intangible Wishes
1st = good feeling 2nd = fun
7th = role model
Personal Tangible Wishes
1st = apprenticeships 2nd = free passes 3rd = mentors
11th = TV coverage 10th = discounts 9th = published
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 = need money 3rd = specifications to meet schedule
14th = need transportation 13th = parents 12th = needs to be fun
Volunteer 5 hours a week
During school year?
Yes = 28 No = 9 (2 of the 9 will volunteer during summer)
During summer?
Yes = 27
Currently volunteer?
Yes = 14
Poll Analysis - Hand Written Comments
Random Sampling
Trades
"Privileges, special opportunities , places and things to see."
"Satisfaction that you know you did something worthwhile."
"A chance to go abroad and emphasize the importance of volunteering in a community."
"Programs in the community so everybody can participate; better recreational facilities; self-satisfaction and worth."
"I wouldn't expect anything in return for doing something to help my community."(6 students)
"Recognition by the community, privileges and to be given more
opportunities."
Volunteers
"I volunteer in nursing homes and soup kitchens with a youth group."
[Some students teach local fifth graders a foreign language.] "Some students now like learning a language where before they could not and some of my friends now want to teach other languages."
"I perform in public concerts."
"Candystriper at St. Anne's Hospital."