Persuasive Speach

Name:        Mark Poole Persuasive Speech

Academic Honesty: I give my word this outline and speech are my own work and I have neither given, copied, nor received unauthorized help. ______________________________  

Topic: Volunteerism

General Goal: To persuade

Specific Goal Sentence: To persuade my listeners to volunteer in their community.

Thesis Statement (or Central Idea): Volunteering can have a positive impact on your community.it can help you get into college, and can count as employment experience

Introduction:

I. The Jewish prophet Isaiah said “If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in the darkness and your gloom will be as the noonday.”

II. Volunteering can have a positive impact on your community.it can help you get into college, and can count as employment experience.

III. Time is a commodity that we all have no matter our station in life.

IV. I have had the privilege of volunteering with a kid’s camp in the Bahamas since 2007. I serve as chaplain and medic of the camp. Now I know when I say Bahamas many people get excited but when I tell them that there isn’t any running water or electricity or flushing toilets their excitement seems to vanish. I also have had the opportunity to go on several trips to Central and South America to help build clinics and schools where I served as team medic and translator.

V. Today it is my hope that I can encourage each of you to share some of your commodity of time in your community.

I. Volunteering can have a positive impact on your community.

A. According to Pastor Charles Silano of Grace Tabernacle Ministries of Bunnell Florida. Grace Food pantry serves over three thousand families a month.  Also according to Pastor Charles Silano Since the economy started to crash they are seeing more middle class families in need of the food pantry. Grace Food pantry is the largest in the northern seventeen counties Grace Food pantry has volunteers from various churches and other groups within the county. They are always looking for help. You can get involved yourself by attending the volunteer orientation the first Tuesday of the month @6:30 at the Pantry off of US 1 at Royal Palms. My family has benefited from this food pantry. Many in our community get food for their table all because of Volunteers.

B. According to Suzy Gamblain from Flagler Volunteer Services volunteers have an impact on the local community through her organization by helping with the C O P S program with the sheriff’s department. They help at the Humane Society by bathing the animals. Volunteers also help at Washington Oaks with grounds improvements. They also help by providing the giving store where low income children can come and “shop” for their family members for Christmas.

C. According to helpguide.org One of the better-known benefits of volunteering is the impact on the community. Unpaid volunteers are often the glue that holds a community together. Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. Even helping out with the smallest tasks can make a real difference to the lives of people, animals, and organizations in need. And volunteering is a two-way street: It can benefit you and your family as much as the cause you choose to help. Dedicating your time as a volunteer helps you make new friends, expand your network, and boost your social skills.

 Now that you know three things about how volunteering can have a positive impact on our community, let’s look at how it can help with getting into college.

II. Volunteering can help when applying for college.

A. According to Eleanor Goldberg the Huffington Post December 5, 2011 article as college admissions have dropped across the board, high school seniors are more pressured than ever to distinguish themselves from the competition.

According to Do Something, an organization that encourages young people to volunteer and contribute to their communities, surveyed admissions officers from 32 of the top universities in the country, ranked by US News & World Report. Seventy percent of those queried said they prefer to see a student who sticks with one cause, not one who dabbles in a laundry list of volunteer opportunities.