INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A hectic schedule can make volunteering seem intimidating, but you really only need a couple of hours for many volunteer opportunities. For example, you could volunteer at a park or beach clean-up, spend a few hours organizing cans at a food pantry, or spend a weekend working on a habitat house.  VolunteerMatch.org, Idealist.org, and HandsOn Network are all good websites to search for volunteer opportunities in your area. When political campaigns are going on, you can volunteer your time to support a local candidate in an election. All campaigns need people to man the phones and help others register to vote. A lot of volunteering organizations aren’t going to be picky about how much time you give them. They will appreciate a few hours here and there if you’re doing good work. Going back week after week is the best way to get invested in a cause and build relationships with those you are working for and serving. Search online sites like Volunteer Match for recurring tutoring gigs, teaching fellowships, or fundraising positions at local and national organizations. Choose volunteer jobs that take advantage of your talents. For example, if you’re musical, you could sing or play at nursing homes. With sports skills, you can coach a sport on a volunteer basis, perhaps working with special needs kids or underserved communities. Call or email local non-profits, working on issues like poverty, homelessness, or animal welfare in your area, and ask if there are ways you can help. Some national organizations, like the YMCA and the Red Cross, consistently need volunteers and are great places to engage with your community.  On top of being a great way to give back, volunteering can also give you invaluable experience working in a field or cause you’re excited about. Volunteering can also be a good way to see if certain career paths would be a good fit for you. Volunteering in hospitals, for example, could help you decide whether you might in the future want to pursue medicine. It is possible to spend 1-2 years working full-time in a volunteer position. These kinds of positions allow you to make a more sustainable impact on people than once-a-week volunteering jobs. In the Peace Corps, volunteers spend two years in another country, working on a specific sector of development, like education, health, or agriculture.  Teach for America is a well recognized volunteer organization in the US, where volunteers spend two years working as teachers in public schools and receive teacher training.  To make an impact on a place that is sustainable, it is important to do your research, work with a quality organization, and spend time getting to know a place before you jump in to help. Be wary of “voluntourism,” or going to other countries for short periods of time to serve, which sometimes does more harm than good.

SUMMARY: Find sporadic volunteer opportunities if you have a busy schedule. Find recurring volunteer positions to give back to your community. Inquire about volunteer positions at local non-profits. Serve in a full-time volunteer position, like the Peace Corps.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Keep your kit well-stocked and educate everyone in your household where it will be stored.  Keep it within reach of anyone over three feet of height.  Your kit should include:  Flashlights and batteries Candles and a lighter or plenty of matches.  (Wrap them in a plastic bag to help keep them dry)  You might have a battery operated lamp or an oil lamp.  (Do not store an oil lamp with oil in it.  Keep this flammable liquid tightly sealed and separate until you need to use it.) A battery operated radio Foodstuffs – Keep foods on hand that can be eaten cold. Canned fruit Canned meats such as tuna or shredded beef Cereals that can be eaten dry Chocolate bars or a couple bags of chocolate chips Plenty of water A small, propane operated camping stove and at least two extra canisters of propane.  (Do not ever, ever use a charcoal-type camping or cooking unit indoors!)

SUMMARY: Prepare an “emergency” kit.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It's in the menu bar in the upper-left corner of the desktop.  This displays the Apple menu as a drop-down. It's in the Apple menu on your Mac. It's below an icon that resembles a monitor in the System Preferences menu. It's the first tab at the top of the screen. This allows you to select a screen resolution for your monitor.  By default, your MacBook will try to detect the best resolution for both your displays. To change the resolution of your MacBook display, select "Scaled" without holding the "Options" key. A higher resolution can display smaller icons and more room on the screen.  A lower resolution can display larger icons but less room on the screen.  Some apps and windows may not fit on the screen with a smaller resolution. If it's an HD monitor, select up to 1900 x 1080.  If it's a 4k or more display, select up to 3840 x 2160

SUMMARY:
Click the Apple icon  on your MacBook. Click System Preferences. Click Displays. Click Display. Press and hold Options and select "Scaled". Select a resolution for your monitor.