NHS Application Essay

I believe every individual has a unique strength or talent that makes them different and valuable to any organization. I am a team-player and I am willing to work hard at any task that I am given. I have had past leadership experiences as the youth leader of my church for two years. I am also very active in my religious group and have organized multiple fundraisers for the betterment of my community. I would love to join NHS because I want to build on my leadership skills as well as use my strengths for the betterment of NHS, Basis, and my community.
I believe that empathy and the ability to be a team-player are two important characters that I possess and are valuable as an NHS candidate. When I was a volunteer in Mayo Clinic, I had initially

Every first Saturday of the month, I volunteer at Andre's House. Andre's House is a soup kitchen, and my responsibility as a volunteer is to prepare as well as serve the food to the homeless. Volunteering there is the most eye opening experience I have had, not only as a volunteer, but as a person who had prior to that not been exposed to the hardships of homelessness. My experience in Andre House has changed me and broadened my perspective to truly understand those around me. Once I got the opportunity to sit down and talk to a homeless woman, by talking to her I was able to understand the true depth of the hardships they face everyday. Poverty is not something you can understand through television or magazine articles, it is something that you must experience first-hand, and my time spent in Andre House has taught me that. During the summer, I was also able to volunteer at Mayo Clinic's Cancer Center. As a volunteer, I was able to sit down and talk with patients prior to their surgery. I experienced a range of human emotions in the patients I sat down with. There were men and women who would joke around and ease the mood, then there were those who were silent, their eyes gleaming with fear and anxiety. These experiences truly helped me develop my character and allowed me to understand the