Volunteering

sense of happiness knowing that I can make an impact of a child’s life due to my positivity, but it has allowed me to improve on my communication skills in which I am diffident during the moment. Another extra-curricular activity that I cherish is volunteering at the Houston Food Bank. Majority of the volunteer work involves with packaging meals for people who do not have that financial stability to nurture themselves. This experience has been influential because many people do not realize that…

7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place? After volunteering in the homeless shelter’s kitchen, I wanted a more personable and interactive experience. I did not feel I was making a difference and wanted to do more. I decided to pass out pizza slices around Oakland. Most individuals ate one immediately, and saved another slice. I fed the homeless two meals when it was rare for them to have one. I saw how much they respected and treasured the simplest things in…

The most significant volunteer contribution to date that I have made was volunteering at the NOW (Newcomer Orientation Week) program. It is a program designed to train individuals as "peer leaders" in their school and the larger community. During the time spam of the training session and the actual program, I was able to meet other individuals from different schools and was able to connect with them. The program really changed my personality and motivated me to come out of my comfort zone, and…

Community Services refers to helping or assisting another person or persons without getting pay. When someone perform an actions which benefits a community, it is also known as community service. Besides, getting involved in community will makes a person livelier and healthier. There are many different organizations around the world support community service activities. Community service including teaching children, assisting the elder people, helping take care of animals at animal shelters,…

During my lifetime, I've had the privilege to experience a lot of volunteer work. From the age of 12 up until now, at 19 I have completed office work, service with the arts, tutoring, youth work, and coaching. My most favorite thing about volunteering is having the ability to help others, putting a smile on their face. I never expect anything in return, but I always return home with a positive attitude. Of all my volunteer work opportunities, tutoring and performing at nursing homes were my…

up sterile fields, took vitals, and gave vaccinations. It includes the duties of a MRI technologist which required me to take histories, sooth the claustrophobic, and place IV needles in fearful patients. My health care involvement also included volunteering as a hospital patient assistant and it included work as a medical coder and medical consultant where I taught others how to properly document and choose the appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes. This exposure taught me that I enjoy…

Children and Young People at Risk). The unit also teaches how to support and protect children at risk as well as the corresponding legislation and policy frameworks. Finally, I plan to further demonstrate my understanding of out of home care by volunteering with the Department of Child Protect and Family Support. The Department provide a volunteer mentoring program that works to supports children in the care of the department by reasons of abuse or neglect. The program provides training and the…

Society, National Spanish Honor Society, and Key Club. I have also co-founded a Community Outreach Club at high school. Through the Church I’ve assisted with Vacation Bible School and middle school retreats. One of my favorite memories came from volunteering for the first time with National Spanish Honor Society. Choosing to participate in this program was not a difficult decision, since I knew I wanted to continue practicing my Spanish and volunteer in the community at the same time. Little…

Welfare is a very helpful program that helps support Americans with low-income. It’s nice to help those who can’t support their family because of financial issues. Although, it would be nice to support welfare recipients who work for their welfare check instead of those who sit down all day and expect the government to deal with their financial problems. Working for welfare makes sense because why should hardworking Americans give up money on pay checks that they’ve earned and give it to those…

Being a Peace Corps Volunteer would be an incredible opportunity that I would be honored to take part in. I want to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer because I want to spread my passion for learning and teaching English, and give people the gift of education in order to empower them and allow them to experience more avenues of life. As a long time English major, I have come to know that there is a great strength that comes with writing. I have seen fellow students move people with their words,…