Ever since I came to Xaverian in 2013, I have looked forward to being able participate in Christian Senior Service. The fact that Xaverian gives students the opportunity to give back to their community last quarter of their Senior year (and high school career) is extremely invaluable. I have always enjoyed doing service. It is something that I know helps the people I am serving, but also makes me feel good inside. Helping those around me is a desire that comes natural to me. To quote the 2005 movie Robots, “See a need, fill a need,” is something that I try to live by.
A type of service that I have been particularly passionate about in my life is fundraising for Moyamoya Disease. This is a cause that is quite close to my heart because I am …show more content…
Since I plan on volunteering at DRAC Physical Therapy, I hope to be able to ease stress of patients attending the clinic as well as of the therapists by being able to serve their needs for consecutive days and consecutive weeks. I envision myself working in an environment where I would be able to have human interaction on a daily basis. I consider myself a people person, so it would be easy and beneficial for me have conversations with others. I hope that this environment is a positive and stress-free atmosphere so that I can continue to contribute my positivity to it. Finally, I hope that my place of volunteer work is a place where I can actively serve and not just get in the way. I hope my service environment is the type of place where I can actually help and not just be another person in the office. This past month I have helped my sister with her Spanish studies. She has been struggling in this class recently and I was happy to be able to help her. As her older brother, I want to do whatever I can to help my younger sibling. Although I was helping a family member, this type of “service” still made me feel good inside. I was glad that I could help her when she was struggling and seeing
A type of service that I have been particularly passionate about in my life is fundraising for Moyamoya Disease. This is a cause that is quite close to my heart because I am …show more content…
Since I plan on volunteering at DRAC Physical Therapy, I hope to be able to ease stress of patients attending the clinic as well as of the therapists by being able to serve their needs for consecutive days and consecutive weeks. I envision myself working in an environment where I would be able to have human interaction on a daily basis. I consider myself a people person, so it would be easy and beneficial for me have conversations with others. I hope that this environment is a positive and stress-free atmosphere so that I can continue to contribute my positivity to it. Finally, I hope that my place of volunteer work is a place where I can actively serve and not just get in the way. I hope my service environment is the type of place where I can actually help and not just be another person in the office. This past month I have helped my sister with her Spanish studies. She has been struggling in this class recently and I was happy to be able to help her. As her older brother, I want to do whatever I can to help my younger sibling. Although I was helping a family member, this type of “service” still made me feel good inside. I was glad that I could help her when she was struggling and seeing