Through my teen years, I volunteered at least two days a week at The Master's Outreach in my hometown. The Master's Outreach is a non-profit organization, which helps feed and clothe the needy. We even went to Central America once to take clothes, food, medicine, and other supplies. On other occasions, we sent supplies to help hurricane victims. Each one of these projects required a lot of time and effort by a few people willing to give.
Vincent De Paul Club, KOOCS club, and volunteering in my own time. I am the Vice President of my schools St. Vincent De Paul Club. In the club we work to promote service and solidarity through our school. We do regular food drives and volunteer at the St. Vincent De Paul thrift store. We conduct many events and retreats throughout the year. One which I heavily help to plan is our Night Out for the Homeless. One night every year members of the club and others who wish to participate sleep outside in February. We only have tarps to protect us from the rain and yoga mats to cushion us from the pavement. The experience enlightens us to the real life struggles homeless people go through. With KOOCS, I go and make food then serve it to the homeless. I also volunteer with Seattle Union Gospel Mission where we go out at night and give vital materials to homeless people are Seattle. We provide food, blankets, socks, clothes, hygiene items, and whatever else we can provide.
I have volunteered at The Master’s Hands Christian Church since I was in middle school. I started out working the sound board on Sundays and at different events at the church. Later on I joined the dance team because they did not have enough people to make a team. From there I handed out flyers, served the church food at the church dinner, and entered my car into the trunk or treat harvest festival. When I joined the youth group we went to senior homes and fed the seniors. We also went to the Durham rescue mission and fed the women there. Being a part of this church showed me humility and heart to want to help others on my free time.
During my volunteer, I experienced different cultures and different opinions in the community. I have experienced that everyone cultural groups have different options regarding their struggles. Different age groups struggle to survive due to the low employment rate which causes a lot of deficits. This helped me understand the various problems people face and the how I can help them by giving my assistance. The first step is hearing their problems and the second step is getting someone to represent them can help with a better community development. Engaging myself in this community service, I gained skills like inter-personal, communication, organizational and managerial skills which can help me in my future nursing career.
As a non-academic pursuit, I have volunteered at a Vera Davis community family source center for nearly four years. Volunteering at this facility has helped me develop critical thinking skills, as well as social and professional skills. Within this center I have the responsibility to provide free resources to people in need. For example, free food giveaway, distribution of bus tokens, computer services, taxes, and tutoring for children K-12. Throughout my experience at Vera Davis I learned uncountable values and boundaries that transforms socialization to a different level. I enjoy being around people because they make me feel alive, but most importantly because I know that by helping them I am improving as a person. Vera Davis evoked a deep
For Christian Service Learning I volunteered at Salvation Army Ingle Farm. Salvation Army is non-profitable organisation that helps people around the world because it’s a part of the Christian Church. Moreover, during the CSL I had to help sell second hand equipment’s such as clothes, toys, and books. On the first day I was given the duty of cleaning up the store to make it look spotless. On the second day I was given the role of putting price tags onto the equipment’s that did not have one. On the third day I was given the responsibility of helping customers with their need and on the final day I was in charge of helping a new volunteers with their duties.
As a child I absolutely loved going to vacation Bible school at my church. I went every year until the summer came that I was too old for any of the groups. I could have just used that week for my own pleasure, but I decided to volunteer to lead the kids in dances and to help with the toddler age group. This decision helped me experience Bible school in a totally different way by enabling me to work with kids from backgrounds that differ from mine. By volunteering to help at my church's vacation Bible school, I have had the opportunity to work and build relationships with children who are very poor.
I have had many experiences throughout my lifetime, but one definitely stands out in my mind. Last summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to participate in Catholic Heart Workcamp. I wanted to take part in this camp to make a difference in somebody’s life. What I didn’t realize was how much I would learn about myself and the difference the people that I would meet would make in mine.
I have volunteered at the Salvation Army and have had some wonderful experiences there. For the past years I have been involved in helping children with their homework and I have read books to them. It feels really good when you see the children face expression when they finally get something it is a really good experience. The YMCA is another place I have volunteered, during my volunteering moments at the YMCA I felt like I helped the community so much. During the YMCA we had a chance to volunteer with the children’s hospital to take pictures around the community and write about what it affects us on. This was a great experience because it gave me a chance to speak up not only for me but for other people that probably think the same.
Volunteering made me realize that sometimes everyone can use a little help, even when they don’t ask for it. It is okay to help someone without having a motive or any agenda behind it. Helping people makes you feel like you are making a difference even if it wasn’t in a a big way. Helping something is good for you and the person you are giving aid. It turns out to be positive for everyone involved. Volunteering made me realize I like working with kids and maybe in the future, I can consider my career where I get to help