Second Harvest Food Bank Job Analysis

To be honest, I don’t have a lot of extracurricular activities due to school and work schedule, but I do have a passion for community service. Last summer, I volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank. My job was very simple: sorting and packing food to distribute to people in need. I had a chance to work with other volunteers, sharing fun and experiences. Many nearby companies such as: Cisco, Samsung, and Intel came there to volunteer also. This experience brought me a great sense of sharing when engaging myself in helping people. I could see the happiness from people who volunteered with me. They are not rich, even some are very poor. Even so, they worked passionately because they knew that their pleasure was another’s happiness. This feeling makes the job so …show more content…
I live on my own, working a job of 15 hours/week, and being a full-time student; so balancing between my work and study is always a mathematical problem I have to calculate appropriately. I cannot lose my education, but I can’t lose my job either. A part-time job is a tool that helps me earn living while I am still in college. Additionally, the Federal Student Aid and the California State Aid do support me a lot. Thanks to the grants, I have a chance to continue my study in the U.S., following the “American dream”. My parents have divorced when I was one, and my mother still lives in Vietnam. She is retired and needs the support from me. In the face of finance, my accounting skill has taught me how to balance the monthly expenses to meet the budget. A scholarship would be a great assistance in supporting my goal to finish my degree and help to release my financial burden. With this application presenting my personality, qualification, career goal as well as financial need, I hope to be one of the deserved people to receive the Pioneer Scholarships, and it is with great honor and appreciation that I submit this application for your