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Pittsburgh's Joe Zanotti Attempts to Boost Volunteerism Rate
Joe Zanotti touts the benefits of working to help others in his hometown of Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, PA September 24, 2011 /Engineering PR News/ -- With the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that the number of Americans performing volunteer work has declined slightly, Pittsburgh native Joe Zanotti hopes others will find the same joy he experienced while helping others at the Family House in Pittsburgh.
Since 1983, Pittsburgh's Family House has assisted families with comfortable, reasonably priced accommodations while loved ones are undergoing treatment at nearby hospitals. Hospitals served, reports Joe Zanotti, include the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital system and Western Pennsylvania Hospital.
Joe Zanotti says the Family House is located "in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, a major center for world class hospitals and universities. Many people from all over the world come to get cancer treatments, lung, liver, and heart transplants."
At Family House, volunteers like Joe Zanotti greet guests, help on the phones, assist with linen distribution, and help with day-to-day operations. In fact, many organizations like Family House are looking for individuals to help with those very types of things. Volunteer opportunities include answering phones, sorting mail, or simply listening with empathy to what the families are going through.
The benefits of volunteering go beyond the immediate gratification it brings the volunteer. Joe Zanotti points to studies that have shown employers are more likely to hire a candidate with volunteer work on his or her resume than without. Additionally, Joe Zanotti says, volunteer work can lead to connections that bring future opportunities.
But for Joe Zanotti, volunteer work paid off in ways he never imagined. "I was always amazed by the fighting and upbeat spirit these people had who stayed at one of the four houses," Joe Zanotti remembers. In fact, says Joe Zanotti, seeing these family members put his own experiences in perspective, making him grateful for the small blessings in his life.
In addition to career payoffs and personal fulfillment, volunteering can help you live a better life, Joe Zanotti says. Studies have shown that volunteering also lowers mortality rates, regardless of existing health problems, and volunteers who do have health problems tend to experience less pain while helping others. Can volunteering make you live longer? Joe Zanotti says there are no guarantees, but it certainly can make you live happier.
Helping others also strengthens your social skills, reports Joe Zanotti. While volunteering, you're likely to make new friends, and that kind of bonding can be life-changing. For those who are newcomers to an area or simply feeling lonely, Joe Zanotti points out that volunteering is a great way to get out of the house and meet new people. Volunteering in an area that catches your interest, Joe Zanotti says, will help you meet people who share those interests.
No matter what venue you choose for your volunteer work, states Joe Zanotti, your perspective will be changed. It was hard to complain about his life, Zanotti concludes, while talking to the man waiting for a double lung transplant.
For more information, visit Joe Zanotti online at http://joezanotti.com
For Joe Zanotti, family heritage has always been important. Growing up in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Joe Zanotti was always aware of his Italian and Slovak heritage enjoying the culture, foods and curtoms. In fact, he spent many weekends and long summer weeks at his grandparents' house in the nearby mill town of Braeburn.
Joe Zanotti has lived in Pennsylvania most of his life, mostly near Pittsburgh. After graduating from Burrell Senior High School, Joe Zanotti attended the Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in civil engineering. During college, he was an invited member of both the Chi Epsilon Honorary Society and Tau Beta Pi Honorary Society, both national engineering societies for honors students. Joe Zanotti attended graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied structural engineering.
An experienced structural engineer with more than 31 years in the field, Joe Zanotti often travels throughout the USA and overseas for work. Joe Zanotti is currently employed by Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc., a worldwide engineering firm based in Pittsburgh. Joe Zanotti's work often stations him in many Asian countries such as Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam and in Middle-East countries such as Israel. He considers working overseas, such as when he helped rebuild a Catholic church in tsunami-damaged Banda Aceh, Indonesia, an experience that has been life changing.
Prior to Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Joe Zanotti was project design manager for MPS Corporation in Leetsdale. He worked as a structural engineer for Sargent & Lundy Engineers in Chicago, as well as Dravo Engineers in Pittsburgh. His professional associations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, International Concrete Repair Institute, for which he serves on the board of directors, and American Concrete Institute, for which he is a subcommittee member on the national level.
An avid golfer, Joe Zanotti has had the privilege of golfing everywhere from overseas in Asia to many top courses in the USA. Joe Zanotti began golfing at the age of fifteen, at a tiny 9-hole course near his house where greens fees were only $3-$4 a day. For years, he was part of an annual golf retreat comprised mostly of former Pennsylvania State graduates. Joe Zanotti is an avid cook and would maybe enjoy attending chef school when retired. He is a lover of great wine and while he wouldn't consider himself a connoisseur, Joe Zanotti keeps 40-50 bottles of wine in his basement at all times.
Born in 1958, Joe Zanotti currently resides in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, where he has lived since 1988. Joe Zanotti is registered as a professional engineer in eleven states, including Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Indiana, and the District of Columbia. He is single, with no children, has a brother, sister, nieces and a nephew and both of his parents are still alive.
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