Volunteering means that someone works to help people without being paid. Volunteers help people who really need help. There are many places where you can see different volunteers.
At school gates, you can see some volunteers with red vests (马甲). Can you guess they are? They are parent volunteers. When students go the street, parent volunteers up a "SLOW" sign to let drivers slow down. In order to become professional traffic volunteers, parents are supposed to learn how to give directions to students and stop them from soccer on the road. of these volunteers, students can get to school and go back home safely. Yueyang Daily reports many parents are looking to being a volunteer. They wish to make an effort to protect students' safety. Another group of "red vests" show up on main roads. They help cleaners pick up dirty paper, plastic bags, glass bottles and so on. They ask the passers-by (路人) not to throw the rubbish everywhere. " you please take away your rubbish?" "Would you mind picking up your cigarette butts (烟头)? ..." their work seems simple, they still take it seriously. Wherever you go, you can see volunteers in red vests, they have become the most beautiful scenes in our city.
Some teenagers their free time in hospitals or old people's homes. They cheer sick kids up or look after old people. In the countryside, some college students play an important role volunteering. They can provide science and technology help for farmers. Some volunteers work as teachers in village schools.
A lot of volunteers give their kindness with a helping band. They can make a difference to people in need and the society.
