Personal Narrative: The Smoke Detector Campaign

Ever since I was little I have been involved in 4-H. This program has taught me how to be responsible, organized and a leader by allowing children like myself to be active in their communities. Every year we are required to do a certain amount of voluntary work. I have volunteered at many local events, such as 4-H Fair Clean Up Day, JucFest, Sod Buster and Ethan’s Rodeo. This summer, I was given the privilege to give back to my community in a huge way. Normally, my volunteer opportunities assist a few people or animals, but this opportunity affected an entire village. This would not have been possible if it was not for Red Cross and United Way. They teamed up to create an event called “The Smoke Detector Campaign”. I was given the opportunity to notify and install smoke detectors in resident’s homes for free. The people from Red Cross explained how many people die from not …show more content…
An older couple, which has lived in the community nearly all of their life, was overjoyed when they fully understood what I was doing and for whom I was volunteering. They could not believe that the smoke detector and the installation were free. While I was explaining their escape plan, they both kept asking me questions about the campaign. Talking to this older couple helped me comprehend how much people were appreciating this campaign. After installing all of the smoke detectors that were provided for us, my team congregated with the members of Red Cross and United Way to tally up the total amount of residents we served. The campaign leaders predicted that we would assist about one hundred community members. We found out that we actually provided around two hundred and fifty families with smoke detectors. This experience has made me eager to keep volunteering. It has inspired me to start volunteering at the Quincy Humane Society. I cannot wait to see what the volunteering world has in store for