Why you should volunteer

I just came back from a volunteering event in Richmond Hill, Ontario and I figured I may as well talk about why more people should volunteer. I have a few reasons for you to volunteer aside for them being mandatory to pass high school in Ontario.
1. More volunteering means more experience. The more you expose yourself to these opportunities, the more things you may or may not be interested in. Volunteering is also a great way to build motor skills that you need later on in life.
2. Volunteer to benefit others, not yourself. This is partially wrong. You still want to benefit yourself but do it to help others with those events you are doing. For example, fundraising events. You may not enjoy fundraising but do it to help others if you are fine with doing it and taking a bit of time out your schedule. If you really hate volunteering then there are is something wrong with you (No offense but that is true.) Just kidding. It just means you care about yourself more than others which is bad for the most part.
3. Meet new people. I've met plenty of people over the few volunteering events I've done so far and I've kept in contact with some of them (by some I mean one). Volunteering allows for you to make connections with others and possibly make new friends based off of interests that you have in common. There's nothing like working along side another person for a few hours. You get to really be with the other person and connects.
4. Volunteer to have fun. Volunteering in my opinion is A LOT OF FUN. You get to do all of those things and having fun is the most important part of volunteering. If you're in high school, take a bit of time out your schedule to connect with others, gain experience, and help out your community. You keep the community in your area running and that's why I enjoy volunteering.

If you have any volunteering experience you want to share, post it in the comments.