Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week．On one of those days，he reads to his friend Martin．On the other afternoon，he plays cards and talks with Mrs．Johnson．Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way．He is a volunteer．A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid．A volunteer donates his or her time for free．

Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer．Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital．She talks to patients，delivers flowers，and helps the nurses with odd jobs．Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons at the museum．She welcomes visitors and answers their questions．Steve's father David also is a volunteer．He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live．

Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important．Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values．Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people．

Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community．They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are．

A family of volunteers

Relationship	Name	Time per week	（66）	Doings
Father	David	Anytime necessary	Anywhere necessary	（67）
Mother	（68）	One afternoon	The local hospital	Talk to patients，Deliver flowers．Help nurses．
Son	Steve	Two afternoons	（69）	Read to Martin Talk and play with Mr．Johnson
（70）	Gina	Two afternoons	The museum	Welcome visitors Answer questions