We have a shelter just a mile or so from our house. But I'm afraid I would have a house full of animals if I volunteered there.

I could also volunteer at the library in town, I love the ladies that work there. I could help older folks with their iphones and ipads. That was something I enjoyed doing while I still worked.

Or I could be a visitor to one of the local nursing homes. When my mom was living in one in her final days, there were countless old folks who never seemed to get visits, and they would look at us longingly as I comforted my mom. I would smile or give them a hug as I passed but since I was traveling from out of town each week to see my mom I never had time to do much more.