Americorps Essay

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AmeriCorps, makes America great again. AmeriCorps is a service organization that helps citizens of America: financially, academically, and residentially. Therefore, it would be an honor to be accepted as a volunteer for an organization that dramatically helps people. The attributes an AmeriCorps volunteer possesses are the love of helping others and the persistence to complete a job. I am the epitome of an AmeriCorps volunteer, for I am dedicated to educating children and assisting people. AmeriCorps handles all of the major deficits in American life. AmeriCorps is an institution that helps America by “addressing the six focus areas identified in the Serve America Act: disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families” (“Focus Areas”). For a corporation to devote its resources to so many causes is admirable. For a corporation to have numerous goals it must have great members. Therefore, AmeriCorps expects its volunteers to use their “energy, ideals and talents, to help others” (“Join …show more content…
My goal in life is to leave every place, person, and situation a little better than I originally found it. My background experience as an educator, for more than five years, makes me a great candidate for educational missions. Similarly, my outlook in education makes me a great volunteer, for I believe that a person’s knowledge can always be shaped, regardless of age or previous teachings. Also, I would be a great volunteer for disaster relief missions, for I am very gentle and patient. Correspondingly, my soothing demeanor allows me to be great at helping people who are facing tragedies. Most importantly, I enjoy assisting people in need, not for the gratification, but for the knowledge that I just made someone’s day brighter. My devotion to educate others and my compassionate heart make me an ideal candidate for

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