Practical Solutions in the Heart of Vienna
The Volunteer Ministers Cavalcade on Austria’s busiest streets brings practical tools to the community.
The bright yellow Volunteer Minister tri-peak has become a familiar sight across Vienna, where teams of VMs bring practical tools for life to the city’s busiest streets. Volunteers set up information panels, deliver assists, give seminars and reach people who want solutions they can use right away.
Throughout the months of activity, volunteers met students, parents, workers and tourists—many already curious, others encountering the VMs for the first time. Passersby stepped into the tents to look through the booklets, receive an assist or ask direct questions. One visitor described the assist he received as “really relieving.”
VMs also delivered short seminars on The Technology of Study and The Emotional Tone Scale. When a young student struggled with math, volunteers showed her the three barriers to study covered in The Technology of Study booklet and provided her a copy, which she was eager to read. Others came for tools on communication, ethics and resolving conflicts to use in their everyday life.
As one volunteer put it, “Many sincerely thanked us and showed great interest in making a difference.”
Another VM summed up the spirit that now defines Vienna’s VM team: “Together we can make the world better.”
WE REALLY WANT TO hear FROM YOU
What makes a Volunteer Minister special is that they have the tools and know-how to help others and empower them. Read what they have to say about the knowledge they’ve gained.
SOUTH AFRICA—ASSISTS FOR ILLNESSES AND INJURIES
“I’ve learned a lot from this Scientology course. It helped me gain more knowledge and experience on how to assist people when they are injured.”
LIBERIA—COMMUNICATION COURSE
“I feel more capable of helping others become better communicators by showing them these tools and guiding them through their own barriers. Communication is truly a life skill, and I am grateful for the confidence and clarity this course has given me.”
SOUTH AFRICA—ALL 19 TOOLS FOR LIFE COURSES
“This has been a great experience, in that it has put me in a position where I am now able to actually help people. Improving others’ lives is where I get my pleasure. My favorite part was finding out that I, too, can do these programs in my community and bring advancement there.”
ITALY—ANSWERS TO DRUGS COURSE
“I helped a friend of mine become aware of drugs and give up a painkiller she had been taking constantly and which was causing her headaches.”
SOUTH AFRICA—ALL 19 TOOLS FOR LIFE COURSES
“I want to make a difference and bring about a positive impact in my community, and this will benefit my people, which would not have been possible without studying the Tools for Life.”
UNITED STATES—HOW TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS
“I can see how this information can be used to help me help others resolve their conflicts.”
SOUTH AFRICA—ALL 19 TOOLS FOR LIFE COURSES
“Many people need this, and I will do my best to help them get it. My community suffers because of the inability to communicate, and these tools will teach them how to do this.”
FACTS
BRINGING HELP TO THE WORLD
Wherever and whenever there is a need, Volunteer Ministers respond, bringing help around the globe.
450
NATURAL DISASTERS
responded to
136,000
LOCATIONS
where VMs have brought help
8,000,000
MILES
traveled
43,000,000
HOURS
of help delivered
67,000,000
PEOPLE HELPED
by Volunteer Ministers
TRAINING THOSE WHO HELP OTHERS
Volunteer Ministers provide physical support and spiritual aid at hundreds of disaster sites. Through one-on-one help and group training, they also provide assistance to meet the challenges of everyday life.
Volunteer Minister training is available to anyone, anywhere, through free online Tools for Life courses in 19 subjects, including how to study, communication, marriage, parenting, dealing with stress, success in the workplace, achieving goals and many more.
By taking these courses, anyone who desires to help others will increase their skills and be better equipped to volunteer.
