8 ways to fit volunteering into your busy life

You hear it all the time. We say it all the time. "I'm just so busy."

Sometimes we get so busy that is seems there just isn’t any time for volunteering. If there is, we'd probably prefer an afternoon nap or extra family time. But there is always time. Did you know that giving back can be as simple as writing a letter to brighten someone’s day? With these ideas for volunteering you are sure to find at least one that will fit into any busy schedule – even yours.

1. Make a Difference in...

http://www.volunteerguide.org/

Volunteer Guide lets you choose to make a difference in 15 minutes, in a few hours or on a volunteer vacation. They have hundreds of volunteer opportunities that will fit even the busiest of schedules.

2. Micro-volunteer

http://helpfromhome.org/

Help from Home is a UK based organization that connects volunteers to micro-volunteering opportunities all over the world.

3. Make a Blanket

http://www.projectlinus.org/

Make a blanket; comfort a child. Project Linus volunteers make blankets that are then distributed to children in hospitals, social services – to any child that needs comforting.

4. Find an Opportunity to fit your Schedule

http://www.volunteeryourtime.org/

Volunteer your Time has a unique search feature that allows you to find volunteer opportunities that fit your schedule.

5. Sponsor a Family in Need

http://www.boxproject.org/

The Box Project matches volunteer sponsors to families living in rural poverty in the United States. Sponsors send care packages and encouraging letters to the families, mentoring them and helping them.

6. Become an Angel

http://chemoangels.wix.com/chemo-angels-1/

Write a letter to a chemo patient or to a lonely senior.

7. Knit a Hat for Someone going through Chemo

http://www.knotsoflove.org/

If you can knit you can make a chemo patient smile. Knots of Love collects your hand knitted caps and gives them to chemo patients. You can knit the cap at your own pace and you are still giving back.

8. Fulfill a Soldier’s Wish list

http://www.anysoldier.com/index.cfm

Deployed soldiers often do not have access to many of the comforts that we take for granted like toiletry items, food items and even letters from home. AnySoldier.com is changing that. Access the database, find a wishlist and support a soldier.