If your organization is thinking about holding a raffle drawing, this 620-word article can help you succeed. The piece includes tips for selecting prizes, selling tickets and more.

How do you effectively recruit and use volunteers for large events? From making sure volunteer requests are specific enough to understanding the critical difference between workforces consisting of employees and those consisting of volunteers, this article gives organizations the information they need to ensure that their events are successful.

This article discusses easy ways you can help your local nursing home by donating things you already have.

The startled volunteer burst into laughter as he realized he´d been fooled and the crowd applauded...."Hoisting the scuttlebutt water-keg" is a Sea Scout event which involves the crew quickly lashing a tripod out of large spars and hoisting a water barrel several feet off the ground without spilling water or collapsing the tripod. For demonstrating this skill at scout shows our skipper designed a good-natured prank that involved a hapless volunteer with crowd pleasing results. 430 words of tradition and humor. foxtale (J Fox) also published Paws for Refreshment in Scouting Magazine, the BSA Snorkeling Study Guide for Catalina High Adventure, and The Firelight Honor: Flag Retirement - Note: Scuttlebutt Cap and Firelight Honor articles will be discounted to scout unit newsletters or websites-

As the flames licked at their tattered flag, these Americans stood as one and pledged.... This is an awesome 3 minute flag ceremony that can be adapted to create understanding and inspiration at any youth camp setting. At a campfire an old volunteer scoutmaster scouter opened his pocketknife and the firelight flashed on the blade as he stepped toward the flag! His short 3 minute ceremony followed by the challenge that he issued sent a chill down the spine of every camper, and left each with a lump in the throat and the hope and pride in being an American. - Patriotic and Inspirational 832 words - J Fox (foxtale) originally published fnasr in The Front Porch newspaper supplement February 2006 -note: will discount for scout and summercamp based websites, newsletters and magazines-

If you think that all you’ll gain from giving up your free time to help others is a sense of virtue, then think again - you could be gaining a whole lot more. This article looks at the benefits, both personally and professionally, to individuals involved in volunteering.