What is a volunteer?

What is a volunteer?

• A. A person who provides services to others without expecting anything in return
• B. A paid staff member
• C. A student who attends meetings
• D. A sponsor of events

Answer: (A)

Volunteering means offering time, skills, or services to help others or a cause without receiving payment. This captures what the described role involves: giving help freely to support a person or organization, not as a job or obligation tied to income. The other descriptions describe roles that involve compensation, or being merely present without delivering help, or providing support in a way that isn’t about offering direct services to others. So the best fit is the one that emphasizes giving services without expecting anything in return, which is the essence of volunteering in PDP and similar programs.

Volunteering means offering time, skills, or services to help others or a cause without receiving payment. This captures what the described role involves: giving help freely to support a person or organization, not as a job or obligation tied to income. The other descriptions describe roles that involve compensation, or being merely present without delivering help, or providing support in a way that isn’t about offering direct services to others. So the best fit is the one that emphasizes giving services without expecting anything in return, which is the essence of volunteering in PDP and similar programs.