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The Volunteer (sculpture)
Volunteering is the practice of people working on behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain. Volunteer or volunteers may also refer to: Volunteerism * Voluntears, Disney cast members who volunteer their time for charitable or community causes * Loyal Volunteers, a white settler movement in the Conococheague Valley of colonial Pennsylvania sometimes known as the Black Boys Rebellion Military and paramilitary * Military volunteer, may refer to either non-conscripts, or to reservists American and Irish * Volunteer (Irish republican) * Volunteer (Ulster loyalist) * Volunteers of Ireland, a Loyalist American regiment of Irish ancestry 1778–84 * Irish Volunteers * Irish Volunteers (18th century), formed to support the Irish Patriot Party 1778–85 British * British Volunteer Corps, a home defence force raised as part of the British anti-invasion preparations of 1803–1805 * Volunteer Force, a home defence force from 1857 to 1908 Religious * Volunteer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volunteering
Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group wikt:gratis, freely giving time and labor for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve on an as-needed basis, such as in response to a natural disaster. Etymology and history The verb was first recorded in 1755. It was derived from the noun ''volunteer'', in 1600, "one who offers himself for military service," from the Middle French ''voluntaire''. In the non-military sense, the word was first recorded during the 1630s. The word ''volunteering'' has more recent usage—still predominantly military—coinciding with the phrase ''community service''. In a military context, a volunteer military, volunteer army is a military body whose soldiers chose to enter service, as opposed to having been conscripted. Such volunteers do not work "for free" and are given regular pay. 19th century During this time, America expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
