Volunteering

understand better and help the environment around us rather than what most of us do on a daily basis. For several hours we moved a massive pile of rocks for later use, and moved dead weeds and branches. It will help the environment for various reasons. Volunteering for the preserve, in an ecological perspective, was vital since it benefited the desert. The two results of removing dead branches cluttering the plants are more beautiful sight to admire, “To control a plant’s size or form and…

My mother always told me, "Always be leader, never a follower", that is what I did. Growing up in school, teachers encouraged group work and I always took charge. That is where my leadership qualities began. Around age eight, I joined cheer because the sport requires leaders. Cheerleaders lead the crowd, lead the team, and overall, we lead the culture of spirit. I always took charge at every practice and every game and it paid off. Finally, senior year of high school, I was elected captain of…

I have taken part in many extracurricular activities over the past year. If I had to pick the three activities that I have enjoyed the most, however, I would say my involvement playing both chess and football, as well as my time volunteering for the Manitoba NDP. For the past few years, my primary passion has been the game of chess. I began playing in 2014 and soon discovered that I am unusually gifted at the game. I have won the past three consecutive provincial titles and each of these…

I was born in San Francisco to a single mother, and I have never known anything different. My mother provided an incredible life for me, for which I am eternally grateful. At the age of eleven my mother decided it would be financially best to relocate to Casper, Wyoming, where she would have the help of her family to raise me. Although the move was extremely difficult for both of seeing that we created friendships and bonds with people that we would no longer see as often, my mother has never…

Beau Taplin once wrote, “Whoever said the small things don’t matter has never seen a match start a wildfire.” With 7.4 billion people in the world, it is easy to convince oneself that your actions don’t make a difference but with one voice, one action, one moment in time we can shatter this misconception and set the world ablaze. In my experience, more often than not the best gift is the one you can pass on and share with the world. The steps we take as individuals to make the world a little bit…

My most difficult experience was while volunteering to give patients free dental care. The experience was great, but there was one lady, who only spoke Spanish, that was upset because the Doctor could not see her that day. She was furious and yelled at me. I didn’t understand at first, but after calming her down, she mentioned she was missing work and needed that days money. I apologized, explained to her the situation, and she made an appointment asking for me to be there to translate. The…

activities. I have been volunteering at the Hunterdon Medical Center for a year now. There, I assist visitors in finding their loved ones rooms, delivering flowers and other arrangements to the patients and answering any other questions they may have. Additionally to my volunteer work, I have participated in Toys for Tots through the Del Val Cheerleading team during my freshmen and sophomore years and other small fundraising events. Giving back to the community and volunteering my time to…

admire would lead us to learn new experiences. Most important dialogue with other helps the process of leading. Volunteer is very valuable in gaining experience to be a leader. People who like to serve are the people that would lead in the future. Volunteering is good sign of leadership. To practice with family and learn from them and their values would help to gain leadership skills. Also, to listen others, to share personal experiences, and to keep journals. Never be…

The three experiences I am evaluating are: a past position I held on my dance team, a previous job I held as a secretary, and a volunteer position I held in a church. I have been dancing the majority of my life and held a senior lieutenant ranking on my dance team. Dance helped me develop an understanding of determination, hard work, and team work. I started the dance team simply as a line member and worked my way up, until I reached a lieutenant ranking. I remember hundreds of early mornings…

until I came across the prospect of becoming a doctor for the first time as a sophomore in high school. When I took my first Health Science class and joined the Health Occupations Students of America club, I met my first mentor, Ms. Icaza. I began volunteering at hospitals, doing toy drives for Ronald McDonald’s, teaching the community concerning health issues, and…