Volunteering

I think volunteering is a wonderful thing and since my life here is so boring, I decided that I would be perfect for volunteering at the hospital. I read all about it and there were several opportunities ranging from delivering flowers and entertaining kids, to changing beds and folding blankets. I got very excited and made plans with my grandpa to go down to the hospital to sign up. It was a long day just trying to find the right building and having a VERY slow grandpa makes things longer. So after two hours of driving and walking in 108 degree weather, we finally found the right place and went in. I was so excited but exhausted. The old lady was nice and thanked me for my interest. She let me know the following: That I would first have to fill out the 5 page application with 2 references. Then IF they accept me, I will have to take a drug test, tb test, and hepatitis B test. Then the lady tells me that after all of this hassle....... I can work in the GIFT SHOP. Why would I go through all of that to work in a stupid gift shop? That's not the volunteer work I had in mind.