<![CDATA[Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity.]]>Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. It's amazing. A boring Fess, but it is rewarding. Just do something good for someone, it will make you and more importantly someone else feel better. Do it, please.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a278f156-1878-4bc5-ac28-f47d10af0b47/was-bored-with-work-wanted-to-do-something-rewarding-i-volunteer-a-few-hours-once-a-month-for-a-charity.RSS for NodeFri, 23 Oct 2026 19:58:48 GMTSun, 04 Oct 2026 11:25:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:08:25 GMT]]>@fesshole In the past, I've done the "adopt a grandparent" thing at assisted living facilities. It was such a rewarding experience! 💜

I'd sure like to do that some more, but the community I live in doesn't seem to have accessible facilities.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/117002035020250657/statuses/117383974432424568https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/117002035020250657/statuses/117383974432424568Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:08:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:11:56 GMT]]>@fesshole The boredom should fade away as you started connecting more deeply with those you serve.

Tech desensitise us - if it did that to you then you can resensitise ... well done also!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/117383752364929616https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/117383752364929616Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:11:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:22:12 GMT]]>@fesshole i was a manager in charity outlet I made a lot of money for the red cross and Sense for the deaf and blind and the nicest one was the YMCA I really liked their style it wasent pushy like most

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117383498459902928/statuses/117383556791143881https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117383498459902928/statuses/117383556791143881Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:22:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:22:36 GMT]]>@crisps @fesshole @neurovagrant

its aquaponics! it is neat! it is a closed loop, soil-less gardening system. it is different from hydroponics in that fish are part of the loop. the fish are what make it aqua 🙂

in this case the plants dont need sunlight. but that does limit what plants can be grown in an indoor system like this. but aquaponics doesnt have to be indoors. folks build loops outdoors too

it is very cool and worth a rabbit hole

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notpickard.com/users/rdp/statuses/117383086517167350https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notpickard.com/users/rdp/statuses/117383086517167350Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:22:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:17:41 GMT]]>@rdp @fesshole @neurovagrant what are those? Those plants don't need sunlight?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crisps/statuses/117383067177596214https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crisps/statuses/117383067177596214Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:17:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:31:14 GMT]]>@fesshole @neurovagrant

youll also meet some interesting people

the woman who ran the food bank i was at for a while had built a whole aquaponics garden in the basement of a housing block

people who volunteer are very likely to be interesting and inspiring

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notpickard.com/users/rdp/statuses/117382884491453615https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notpickard.com/users/rdp/statuses/117382884491453615Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:31:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:26:04 GMT]]>@fesshole @neurovagrant for nyc folks New York Cares is a great way to find volunteer opportunities. everything from one off that can just use your hands for a day, to longer commitments that might involve training. also they bubble up engagements where your special skills, like multi-lingual or professional certifications, would be a help

https://www.newyorkcares.org

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notpickard.com/users/rdp/statuses/117382864176839230https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://notpickard.com/users/rdp/statuses/117382864176839230Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:26:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:10:13 GMT]]>@fesshole Seconding the recommendation to volunteer. I've been unemployed for a few months and it is incredibly grounding to put an hour into a library, a garden, a community farm, or whatever else.

I think a lot of people get into FOSS because its kind of like volunteering. But, it's incredibly rewarding to go to a place meet some people, do a thing that aligns with your values, then go home.

There are also remote volunteering opportunities for people who have physical limitations!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116641788383539691/statuses/117382801880436617https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116641788383539691/statuses/117382801880436617Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:10:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:07:45 GMT]]>@fesshole 👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/atlovato/statuses/117382792165669207https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/atlovato/statuses/117382792165669207Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:07:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:30:30 GMT]]>@fesshole Absolutely. Currently looking for doing rewarding work full-time, but volunteering is also great.

Do it. Remind yourself that you're not a commodity, and people aren't commodities, and there's more to life than working all day for someone else's profit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/deballsac/statuses/117382645740128854https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/deballsac/statuses/117382645740128854Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:30:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:14:52 GMT]]>@fesshole Should have just posted this on anonopin. If this is a fess the cooking instructions on the side of a tin of beans are a fess.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/ap/users/116108031370731377/statuses/117382584250734656https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/ap/users/116108031370731377/statuses/117382584250734656Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:14:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Was bored with work, wanted to do something rewarding, I volunteer a few hours once a month for a charity. on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:58:45 GMT]]>@fesshole absolutely true for me too!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/users/guigui3000/statuses/117382520836621921https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/users/guigui3000/statuses/117382520836621921Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:58:45 GMT