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WHY VOLUNTEER
Research has found that participation in voluntary services is significantly predictive of better mental and physical health life satisfaction, self-esteem, happiness, lower depressive symptoms, psychological distress, and mortality and functional inability. - Published online 2017 Jul 11. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4561-8
MY VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
- Volunteer for HCHW, project for street children in India 2003 - made film about children living on streets and railway platforms
- President - The Muslim Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
- State Executive Committee Member, North Carolina State Democratic Party
- Executive Board Member - UNITED INDIAN COMMUNITY FORUM (Charlotte, NC)
- Member Board of Advisors - asiatimes.us
- Volunteered for Raise Against Hunger
- Volunteered for Blood Donation with American Red Cross
- Volunteered as Election co-ordinator (Chicago Board of Elections)
- Volunteered for serving food for Mens Shelter (Charlotte, NC)
- Volunteer for Point-in-Time Research for Mecklenburg county, Charlotte, NC (Housing & Homelessness Research)
- Volunteered for United Way Hands on Charlotte
- Member of Advisory Board for Mecklenburg County Information Services & Technology Committee
- Ex-Member of Charlotte International Cabinet
- Ex-Member of Charlotte Moves Mobility Task Force