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VolunteersVolunteering Volunteering Act of freely giving time and labor "Volunteer" redirects here. For other uses, see Volunteer (disambiguation). Not to be confused with military volunteering, which is usually paid and/or compensated for. Volunteering is an optional and freely chosen act of an individual or group giving their time and labor, often for community service.[1][2] Many volunteers have specialized training in the fields that they work in, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others provide their services as needed, such as in response to a natural disaster. Volunteers at the Vilnius Marathon Volunteers sweep the boardwalk in Brooklyn after the 2012 Hurricane Sandy Semi-professional volunteering: Trained lifeguards of the German DLRG, the largest voluntary water rescue organization in the world,… (Source: Wikipedia)
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