Importance Of A Community Service Project

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1. Describe your community service activities/experiences, why they are/were meaningful to you and how they have positively impacted your local community and beyond. Include specific examples of service projects on which you have worked and your role in each such project.

As I am maturing, I am becoming acquainted with the idea of giving back. I am working on incorporating more community service as one of my goals. Most of my community service has been based around tutoring younger peers. I like to help children understand that they are smarter than they assume to be, and I enjoy being their inspiration. I enjoy seeing younger children excel in education, and being just as driven as I am about my education. I have participated in Dr. Seuss’
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Even though I have not done as much as I could have, I have made it a goal to help the community more. Community service opened my eyes more to the idea that there are people with many more needs and struggles that I could never imagine to endeavor. My compassion towards others is reflected while I enjoy the idea that I am improving and influencing someone’s life without expecting anything in return except a smile. An example would be making the sandwiches for Calvary Refuge Center. Even though, I did not get to see them receive the sandwiches physically, I knew it made someone’s day to be relieved of hunger. I have had a dedication towards scholarship since elementary when I was invited to an honors program, QUEST. I have been apart of honors my entire educational career. I have also always been in the top percent of my class, without letting any distractions in the way of my goals. Having the will power to keep a 4.0 GPA, be a part of the Honors program, a member of the National Society of Leadership, and participate in extracurricular activities shows that I am ambitious, I have great work ethic, and that I can have multiple commitments. As I mature, I also recognize how important communication is in life. If you do not communicate, it is less likely to make it to the “next level”. Throughout life, I would be shy and concealed. These characteristics kept me back from networking and experiencing new things in life. Once I started to open up and communicate, opportunities that moved me towards my future career started happening (shadowing at local dental offices), I began to help others in fields I was skilled in such as academics, and I also got the courage to take leadership roles in extracurricular activities. I am still working on coming out of my shell, but I am aware that in college communicating and socializing with others can have major effects on my

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