Volunteering

was not ill or anything, but, something was going on in my stomach. It felt as if I had little butterflies in there, and I wondered what could possibly be wrong. But no, it was just excitement exploding in my stomach at the thought of actually volunteering in a hospital. That first day as I stepped in the double automatic doors will forever be engraved in my memory. Nothing special happened that day but I found my happy place:the hospital. From that day on I never remember being miserable one…

transition for refugees reflect my own values. Consequently, working as an intern would allow me to contribute in a meaningful way to a cause I greatly support. I have great people skills since I worked in hospitality and have had experiences volunteering in social settings, such as the National Zoo’s Summer Camp and Falls Church City’s Public Schools, which have allowed me to interact with various people from different…

an outlet to express my passions. Swimming in college would force me to be a better student, further developing the time managment skills I already have. I am also involved in my high school's Interact club, which is a rotary club dedicated to volunteering…

I enjoy volunteering at the annual Chinese New Year Festival as well as various other events including the yearly Beacon Arts Festival, both of which combine the two reigning influences in my life and set out to bridge the gap between different cultures. Through these events, people learn about Chinese heritage, such as Chinese brush-painting and drum dancing. In addition to volunteering inside and outside of school, I have played various positions…

After moving to the United States my first stint at volunteering was at Alta Bates (Shutter Health) hospital. I started of working as a cashier & salesman at the hospital gift shop, this opportunity provided me lot of people interaction thereby improving my customer service. My manager trusted me so much that there were days when she allowed me to manage the shop for few hours in her absence, this provided me valuable leadership lessons. (More details to be added). Later I moved to being a…

second semester. On a personal level, I feel like I have grown to become more comfortable and confident in myself. One of the highlights of junior year was my ability to challenge myself as well as my ability to continue helping my community through volunteering. However, a setback for me would be not being able to participate because I decided to take the Criminal Justice class at Santa Ana High School. I wouldn’t consider this a major setback…

help with a word, I would take charge and tell them what it is and help them sound it out. I also sent out weekly emails or texts to remind everyone about each meeting. Another organization I still volunteer with is Special Olympics. I started volunteering in the 6th grade. I am now depended on as support staff helping the athletes. I will be their Communications Director when the team goes to State Games in Texas, Arlington. I will be chaperoning the girls on the…

some things that were fun when it came to my project. Spending time doing civic engagement work helps teach valuable lessons. Experiencing a civic engagement project once may help more people become involved if they have a positive experience. Volunteering at United Way for my civic engagement project helped me make a positive impact on the community around me. The opportunity I chose for my the civic engagement project was to team up with United Way of Bay County and do a food drive that was…

While volunteering through the Catholic Charities group, I got to experience both the Sanitation handout room at the Dorothy Day center as well as work in the prep kitchen at the faculty warehouse. While volunteering in the Day center we were placed in a back room that had two service counters on opposite sides of the room. Those counters opened into the bunk rooms of the center and were organized by gender, sorting the women onto one side and all the men on the other. Between the bunk rooms our…

By volunteering their time, parents can encourage their child to also be supportive of others. As mentioned beforehand, children love to mirror their parents. “When parents come to school regularly, it reinforces the view in the child 's mind that school and home…