Volunteering Essay

I volunteered at the Buckner-Aldine Family Hope Center for two and a half hours helping with a class called Jobs for Life. The purpose of the class is to help the adults taking it learn the skills necessary to become employable and succeed in the workforce. The class consisted of all women, mostly homemakers. Since this was the second time the class met, the main focus was reading through three chapters of the textbook for the class and creating a vision board. The Jobs for Life class is meant…

There are many ways that I could contribute to Lake Braddock community. The first thing I would do for the community is a volunteer as a student manager for a sports team. In addition, I would find volunteers that are seeking to help out as well. The second way I contribute to the community is I would stay after school to do some service hours. The third way I contribute to the community is that my family always donate food drive. Lastly, I contribute to the community is a volunteer at a job…

I have done several things in order to contribute to my community through volunteerism. One of the biggest things that I was a part of was the Boy Scouts of America, which has a huge foundation on volunteerism. In my troop, I have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, which requires an extensive service project. What I did for my project, was restore an old monkey bar set, and a bleacher, along with building new teeter-tooters for Hasbrouck Park in Hydetown. My Scout troop also was involved in a…

To be honest at first I thought that the 60 hours we had to turn in by senior year was just going to be a hassle and it was unnecessary. But the help of my mom I figured out that helping the community is easier than I thought. My idea for my Christian service hours was to join Jack and Jill of America. It is a leadership and community service group for African-American children within the Twin Cities. I joined Jack and Jill my freshman year and it is brought so many new experiences and so many…

I feel that it is important to give back to your community because you get to see all the different families and their perspective on life. Also, you get to know your community better and start relationships that could last life time. When giving back to the community you realize many things. Such as, having food to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. While some people only eat one meal a day or couple days. Also, you realized how lucky you are to have a house to live in and a bed to sleep…

The organization I volunteered for was one I have been a part of since 9th grade and is one that is present at this school, the organization is called Tree Huggers. The group was created by Mrs. Condrey during 2012 with the intentions of starting a recycling program around the school since before the Tree Huggers came into existence the school has not partaken in recycling. Now that the organization is active around the school, the school and its students are more adamant about recycling.…

I volunteered at Book Thing, which is a non-profit organization that gives away donated books to the community. I chose Book Thing because I was interested in what the organization does and giving them a lending hand. Before I visited I was apprehensive about going because I didn’t know what to expect. I thought I would physically be handing books out to people, and interacting with people making personal connections. I expected it to be little to no organization, just volunteers willing to lend…

As a way to do more in the community, I volunteered with Planned Parenthood in their community efforts to engage a wider audience through their voter registration drive. First I contacted Grace Miller, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ Austin Community Outreach Specialist, to be a part of their upcoming events. I volunteered to head the Planned Parenthood table for the Foundation Communities Health Fair and 2 Mile Walk event on November 5th. Prior to the community event, I needed to meet…

Volunteering at Trillium has given me the opportunity to provide a positive impact, and has instilled a firm sense of the significance of human connections, and a sense of a community in diversity. The units I have volunteered at are Cardiology, Surgery, Hospitality, and Patient Transportation Through handwriting positive and motivational messages on the water cups I deliver which never felt like a burden, as I was aware that by reading these messages helped patients feel optimistic and stay…

volunteer programs to graduate. There are many places to volunteer in the community. Students could help the elderly or animals. I believe that students should be required to volunteer to receive their diplomas because volunteering shows leadership, teamwork, and selflessness. Volunteering shows leadership by having the students try something challenging. I volunteered at the food bank one summer. Everyone that was there had specific position; my position was to make sure the boxes had enough…