Over the past month, I have been volunteering at Rockstar Canine Rescue & Sanctuary. Rockstar Rescue is an organization that rescues abused, abandoned, and stray dogs and gives them a second chance. The owner, Jamie, is very passionate about dog’s lives and she takes very good care of the dogs she rescues. At the rescue, I had multiple tasks that had to be completed. As the time went on, I became familiar with the job and I would finish quicker while doing quality work. As a volunteer, I had to clean all the kennels, sweep, mop, wash dishes, clean out the tortoise bath, and play with the dogs. Even though it was a lot of work, I enjoyed every minute of it. While volunteering, I realized how the experience would be benefitting my¬¬ career as …show more content…
I learned the different personalities of the dogs, which I will also be doing with my patients. It is important to get to know the patients and learn what they like and dislike. Also, I had to clean the kennels in a very specific way. This was important at the rescue because having a consistent way of cleaning was vital in keeping a fresh odor. Cleaning is also extremely important in the hospital because germs are everywhere. If someone doesn’t do a quality job in sanitizing, a patient can contract an illness. Another task that I excelled at was managing my rounds. Each dog got 25 minutes outside to use the restroom, play, and get some fresh air. While the dog was outside, I had to clean the cage and clean off their toys and dishes. This helps with nursing because I will have to manage my time with patients as well. As a nurse, it will be my duty to go around to all my patients and make sure they are doing okay and check if they need anything. The opportunity that I received from Rockstar Rescue has definitely taught me some …show more content…
The people who have mostly influenced my life have been my roommates. I have three roommates; their names are Skyler, Grace, and Kate. Last semester, we came to GCU as transfer students and got randomly placed together in our dorm. We all clicked right away and since then we have been inseparable. They have made the biggest impact on my life because we have all become so close and we’re always there for one another. We have made so many memories from lake days to day trips up north. Great friends that make impactful memories make college so much more
For eight months I have been volunteering on weekends at Horse Sense Wirral, a horse rescue sanctuary, where aside from routine stable work I have been involved in the rehabilitation and treatment of sick and abused horses. This has taken a certain level of personal strength, but has helped me to become all the more determined to dedicate my life to alleviating animal suffering. I have also spent two weeks working at two different kennels and
For our project, Maddie, Payal, Shraddha, and I decided to volunteer with a group called Angel Arms located in Latrobe. Angel Arms is an organization that takes care and helps rehabilitate babies who were born addicted to drugs. At first, we assumed we would be working with their snuggler program which would have allowed us to hold and comfort these babies. However, with the opioid epidemic on the rise, a place was needed for their work to continue. Although a long way out, Angel Arms is restoring an old abandoned Victorian house to turn it a rehabilitation place for these babies. They just started the project a month back so our service project was doing a lot of moving of old furniture out of the house. We helped them organize what could
I learned in the PACU how to line up nurses on the white board of who will get the patient next. I learned in Ortho where the operating room puts the stretchers that are dirty. I also learned how to check the oxygen level on the oxygen tanks under the patient beds.
It helped a lot because everyone at the hospital would talk to me and tell me random information that will benefit me in the future. It was very interesting to see how the nurses came together in emergency situations and helped each other. They also helped each other in different ways whether it was to watch over their patient or to go fetch a medication for one of their patients. I was very shocked on how much they have to document and how much time they spend on the computers. This shadowing experience introduced me to the field of nursing. Even though I wasn’t there for long, I still learned so much information. During this experience, I witnessed how nurses have to remain calm during their job. I also got to see what their duties and responsibilities were throughout the day. Shadowing a nurse made me really excited to go to college and pursue my dream. I can’t wait till I can go to college to start my education in
Mine, however, have yet to influence my life or community. Early in Patel's book, he had expounded on his difficulties finding a place in his junior high and high school years. Like Patel and many others, I also found trouble finding a place in my early education. Past junior high, I spent my time as a freshman in high school bouncing around between friend groups, trying to find people with whom I could relate. It was a rough time that included eating alone at lunch, spending my after-school hours at home alone, and struggling to find people who understood me. Like Patel, I had found a safe-haven of sorts. While he had the YMCA, I had joined my school's show choir. This had given me a place where I could be myself while doing the thing that I loved – singing. That group introduced me to my best friend, and to many other good friends. While they may not be the friend group I settled into, they were a good group of people that gave me friendships when I needed it. In the future, especially my first few weeks of college, it's going to be difficult to find a place where I fit in. However, like Patel, I will find a group where I belong and find the people with whom I relate
In the past, I have partaken in several service hours dedicated to caring for kittens in the Anderson Animal Shelter, and I have also helped the librarians at the St. Charles Public Library as part of their teen volunteer program. With these two experiences, I have gained the patience needed to help peers, such as the previously mentioned situational Freshman, who are lost in their endeavours.
I have always been a person that must help, it is difficult for me to sit idle and to do work that is meaningless. I left a safe and secure career in retail when I did not find the meaning the profound affect my work had upon another. A year and a half ago I began that journey to help others through starting my role as a therapeutic staff support. I was able to learn many things, and at the ...
...continue my journey because of certain circumstances, I am relieved that I preserved despite all odds. In essence, I now know that volunteering at hospice enabled me to do my part and help others. Even if it is not major, just the ability to brighten the day of a lonely patient by making them holiday cards or speaking to their family members gave me much needed joy and fulfillment. Because of my involvement at Heartland Hospice, I have come to include community service as a necessary part of my life. Over a period of time, I have learned that volunteering isn’t just about clocking in hours but rather an obligation to do my best to help others and contribute to society in any way I can. I also feel that my love and compassion for people are strengths especially applicable to service, and that volunteering my time is the best way I can satisfy this calling.
Another influential incident in my life is going to FCHS. Going to FCHS also caused me to lose some of my friends. Even though I lost those friends, I made many friends who are really nice. I also learned alot about who my real friends are.
Helping others has always been a passion of mine. Specifically, I love to participate in the West University Challenger Baseball program – where athletes help mentally disabled students play baseball. After six years of participating in the organization, I was promoted to be a senior buddy. This new leadership role allowed me to be a part of many new experiences. One of the responsibilities that came with my new position was to teach the new buddies, the volunteers, how to properly keep the players safe. I made sure the buddies knew what to do when their challenger player went up to hit, and how to properly keep them safe while playing defense. After I instructed the buddies on the rules, I would help supervise the games. During the games I would watch and
I was surprised by a call from an acquaintance that took horseback riding lessons with me a few years ago. She was looking for volunteers to assist at the Children’s Rehab Center. I accepted her offer, thinking of how much fun it would be to be around horses once again. My volunteer work with disabled children, horses and physical therapists helped me learn to be more patient with myself and others. What began as an opportunity to complete my service hours, ended as a gift to myself from a very special person.
In the conclusion of my last fifteen hours of my senior project, I volunteered at Suncrest Assisted Living. The objective of my overall project was to volunteer around the facility and to help out with two events that I would help plan. Unfortunately, I was not able to finish the second event due to my mentor leaving the facility to work somewhere else. Even with losing the the second event, I was able to finish my hours helping around the facility and learn many life lessons along the way.
For starters an important part of this job is having the skills and the duties involved in this job. Skills are important to be able to help out. One of the skills is to have people skills and be able to talk with customers that want to adopt an animal. Another is knowing how to work with animals. Some animals can get spooked easily or might be scared so knowing how to deal with that is important. With this job, duties come into play. One of the biggest is to work at an aggressive class for dogs. Finding someone to train the dogs is going to be hard,
I learn about myself from this work experience is that to approach the career of a registered nurse is to have confidence and good communication with people around you especially with patients. I learned that it takes a lot of patience working with seniors. My two week work experience was a worth the time and I learned the basic idea of what nursing would be
“You 'll make the jobs of everyone working for animals a little easier by lending a hand and spreading the message of responsible pet ownership and animal protection” (Top Reasons to Volunteer). Most of the time the new volunteers do not have the experience that the older volunteers have. If there is something that needs to be done and one of the volunteers do not know what to do next suggest to them that a certain chore needs taken care of. Also, if you see a dog got out or is being aggresive go and get the staff to help and ask for guidance. The animal and your safety is the most important