contributions can literally make a world of difference to some someone less fortunate. Helping Out at a Local School Many schools, including those near to you, regularly hold fetes, raffles and other fundraising events to help out both members of their community and those further afield. By volunteering a weekend here or a day there at one of these events, you are providing much needed help to programs that often rely on volunteers. Find out when the next fundraiser is at your local school, and spend a morning or afternoon raising money and awareness of the problems faced by children and families in need. Spend Time With a Charity Organisations and charities -- from aid providers to shelters -- work tirelessly to provide relief from hunger, poverty and safety to people in all sorts of different situations, facing many different problems. You can take the time to spend some time helping out at these places. There is always a need for volunteers to help -- whether it be fundraising or just lending a hand to make sure important administration tasks are done. Taking some time out of your day to do this can make a real difference to the lives of those less fortunate. So we can see that there is always something we can do to help those around us. Whether it's volunteering at a shelter, sponsoring a child or helping out at a school, a little time and effort from us can make the lives of others much