Sunday, December 20, 2009

Volunteering Scores High with UMass Amherst Alumni and Students

In a poll of 100 alumni and 100 students, over 85% of acceptance and about 90% of alumni polled said that they advance through a school, association or added organization-related activity.

Amherst, MA (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 11, 2009 -- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni and acceptance acquisition time to advance for a countless of activities, and added generally than not, play a administration role, according to after-effects of a contempo poll taken by the UMass Amherst Alumni Association.

It's a abundant activity to apperceive that you're authoritative a aberration in someone's life, no amount how baby or big it may be In a poll of 100 alumni and 100 students, over 85% of acceptance and about 90% of alumni polled said that they advance through a school, association or added organization-related activity.

When asked why they chose to use their time to participate in advance organizations and activities, primary affidavit accustomed were: to be allotment of something, to advance their community, to appearance abutment for a cause, and to "give back". Over 60% of those polled adumbrated they played a administration role in their advance activities of choice.

When questioned apropos how they acquainted about their all-embracing advance experience, 40% adumbrated that they acquainted like they "got back" added than they gave, and 42% declared that they had alloyed experiences, but about acquainted advance plan was advantageous and would continue.

Yasemin Aytaman, chic of 2010, volunteers with both the Student Alumni Association (SAA) on the UMass Amherst campus, and with the Boltwood Project at the Northampton Hallmark Clinic for mentally and physically disabled children. "It's a abundant activity to apperceive that you're authoritative a aberration in someone's life, no amount how baby or big it may be," she said.

This April, the UMass Amherst Alumni Association is captivation its Second Annual National Community Service Months, area alumni accommodating in 35 bounded Alumni Clubs in the U.S. plan calm on association account projects alignment from confined commons at Ronald McDonald House to Habit for Humanity homebuilding projects. Also in April, SAA acceptance are accommodating in the anniversary Relay for Life, captivated in Amherst.

For added information, go to UMassAlumni.com.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association represents over 215,000 alumni about the globe, and provides programs and casework to enlighten, strengthen and advance students, faculty, agents and alumni. For added information, go to www.UMassAlumni.com.

Media Contact:
Norma Heim
413-577-0312

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