Our 44th president Barack Obama once said “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something, Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” Obama is trying to tell us that we should go out and do good things by helping others. By helping others, you’re providing service to others. Giving back to your community and helping others is just a part of life. You may not receive an incentive for your service, but you have greatly affected them in a positive way! As a squad leader in my platoon, I am responsible for leading and taking charge of my squad. This includes attendance, assigning tasks to my squad member, and motivating
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During our LET 1 year, we learned the seven army value, one of them being selfless service. One of our major project that year was on service learning. Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates community service and enrich learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen community. It was mandatory and it was worth a test grade, but it was still a great opportunity for my group to use what we learn and use it in the real world. My group and I volunteered at Apple Tree Daycare located in Oakland Gardens, NY. We had a chance to work with kids and give back to the community. I read multiple books to kids and I had a chance to interact with them. Many kids were happy to see us playing with them. We knew we were not going to get anything in return, but what mattered was we made a difference in those kid’s …show more content…
After the daycare visit, I felt great about what I have done. I realized doing something as small as reading to kids and playing with kids makes a difference. I also learned to be unselfish by serving others. Most of the time, you don’t get a reward for serving others or you just don’t realize the reward you got. For example, in my case, I gained multiple skill that would help me in the future. I didn’t realize it at first, but interacting with the kids help me improve in public speaking. Most importantly, whatever your passion is, however you get involved, volunteering offers a way to have a lasting impact on your
During our LET 1 year, we learned the seven army value, one of them being selfless service. One of our major project that year was on service learning. Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates community service and enrich learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen community. It was mandatory and it was worth a test grade, but it was still a great opportunity for my group to use what we learn and use it in the real world. My group and I volunteered at Apple Tree Daycare located in Oakland Gardens, NY. We had a chance to work with kids and give back to the community. I read multiple books to kids and I had a chance to interact with them. Many kids were happy to see us playing with them. We knew we were not going to get anything in return, but what mattered was we made a difference in those kid’s …show more content…
After the daycare visit, I felt great about what I have done. I realized doing something as small as reading to kids and playing with kids makes a difference. I also learned to be unselfish by serving others. Most of the time, you don’t get a reward for serving others or you just don’t realize the reward you got. For example, in my case, I gained multiple skill that would help me in the future. I didn’t realize it at first, but interacting with the kids help me improve in public speaking. Most importantly, whatever your passion is, however you get involved, volunteering offers a way to have a lasting impact on your