I have spent my life dedicating my energies to helping others. As a teenager and young adult, I spent most of my volunteering through my church with Family Promise, at our local food banks, and participating in a mission trip to help after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. These service opportunities allowed me to help those who were less fortunate than I, in terms of material goods and challenged some preconceived ideas of poverty which I had believed up until that point. I choose to be involved in communities because I believe it is a responsibility of us all to help others in need and be a support system to our fellow humans. That may sound cliche but I have always believed that working for each other build relationships and connections
