Good luck

I was nervous about volunteering at first, but as the others have said, everyone loves listening to the 'cute' English accent.

In school time i volunteer for a reading program in an elementary school two mornings a week, and also all year round I volunteer two afternoons a week at a homeless shelter. The times are flexible (which is handy as i have 2 dogs at home) and i find having that added bit of structure to my week really helps. Otherwise I would have become mad being stuck at home with nothing to do, although having the dogs keeps me busy and Ive met loads of people through walking them and taking them to dog parks

Look forward to hearing all about your new adventures

Well done Sarah, you will feel much better getting out and mixing with people.

Fantastic, you'll be busier than you realize. I second reading any published columns.

Good luck with the news paper column!

Well I have my first volunteer job! I am working the concession stand for a few hours at a kids football game. It is part of the organization that my daughter now does cheerleading for. It is a requirement that you volunteer if your kids want to do a sport or you have to pay an extra $25 at registration. If you don't show up for your concession shift then they bill you $50! I have never done anything even remotely similar before and I have no idea what to expect. I guess if I am rubbish at making change then they won't ask me to help out again!
I am still waiting to hear about volunteering at the school but the kids have only been back since last Tuesday. It is very quiet during the day in the apartment now!
I am also considering getting my kids involved in Cub/Girl Scouts as a way for them to make more friends and have a wider social circle. (I am not 100% comfortable with the Scouts on a few aspects of their beliefs but I won't let it stop me finding out a bit more about what they do. Each pack could be a bit different and a bit more open minded) As well as introduce me to more people. There is a Brit Meet Up in the next town over at the end of every month that I am probably going to go to this month.
I've not heard anything about the column yet but I will submit something else anyway.

Scouts here are much more into the whole God thing, good luck with that.

Good for you Sara, the concession stand thing should be easy for you, my Son did the same thing here a couple weeks ago for the school 'soccer' team. The Brit meet up thing sounds great, we don't have anything like that here.
Good luck sweety, get yourself out there!

Good for you Sarah. I wouldn't worry too much about the change thing. You'll probably be better than the rest put together. I am sure there will be others wanting you to volunteer. Just show 'em how good you are.