Personal Narrative: Why I Give Back To The Community

I have always believed that happiness is not about what what you have; it is what you can give. Keeping this in mind every day, I strive to volunteer whenever the opportunity arises. By being active in the community, one can learn the importance of love, friendship, and gratefulness. Throughout my life, I have been a part of many organizations that have presented the opportunity to give back. Through volunteering, I have had the chance to impact to countless lives in the community. I believe that not only did I impact those people, but those people sculpted me into who I have become.
On one hand, I have had countless opportunities in life to take charge and help others, but on the other hand, the most memorable and rewarding experience was when we went Christmas shopping for a family in need. I was fortunate enough to have been a part of the Extreme Dance Angels, which is a charity group at our local dance studio. In this group, we enjoyed being able to do community service at least once a month. Every year around Christmas time, we would find a family in the community that was in need and we would buy them all presents. The last year that I was a part of this group, though, was a …show more content…
Those kids being a part of the same thing that we were in made the experience really hit home. Being able to buy gifts for girls who were my friends from the studio was one of the most rewarding things for me to do. After we shopped for the gifts, we wrapped them and delivered them the next day. When we were able to watch them open their presents, everyone in the room could feel the love, friendship, and gratefulness. Without even saying anything, we felt the impact that we had on the family that was so grateful. I know that the effect that one small act had on that family is something that will last a lifetime for them, and for