Ever since I was in high school, I have been constantly surrounded by people who are involved in community service clubs. I have always been interested by people involved in these clubs because of their motivation, hard work, and dedication in what they do. My interest in them is also due to my curiosity, as I often question why they choose to join these clubs, what their motives are, and what benefits do they gain from being involved in these clubs. When I started going to school at the University of California, Davis, I found that the university also offered many community service clubs. I noticed that a majority of my colleagues were involved in a specific community service club on campus called Circle K. After recognizing their passion …show more content…
I picked my interviewees by randomly picking two members who were in attendance of a weekly general meeting of the club. My first interviewee was Michael Fan, a third year transfer student who had been active in the club for one year. My second interviewee was Athena Pang, a second year who has been in the club for 2 years, has been a board member of the club since last year and is now the president of the club beginning spring quarter of 2018. My main measurement of this research was done through an interviewing process of my two samples in order to examine and understand their experiences with the club. I obtained their contact information during the club meeting and received their permission to be able to interview them about their experiences in Circle K. I communicated with each of my two chosen interviewees through phone in order to schedule the time and place of their interviews. After coming up with mutually available meeting times, I met with each of them in the Shields library for the interview. I had asked them questions that I had prepared beforehand and written on a document in my laptop. I had prepared 8 questions for the interview asking them about their experiences in the club and how it has affected their personal lives. When interviewing them, I used my laptop to write notes on a document of their
(Giroir, 2013). In this particular assignment, I am asked to interview a college graduate or
According to my site coordinator, she stated that “The ideal social issue for the community service for the children would be more funding to actually implement a home like atmosphere. For many of these children, this is their second home.” She teaches them etiquette and manners because it is the most important factors when growing up. She also said that most of these kids joined the club since they were in kindergarten or first grade. Most have moved from the area, but they still come here to be at the club. They always say it is their home. She said “ Although, at times I do not have enough funding to do the programing, excursions, or events that I would like to do with them. Nevertheless, I do not let this stop me. I just pay out of pocket.”
People become involved in community service for different reasons and it is up to the individual to realize if it is worthwhile and why they are helping others. Community service brings a nation together. Every country wants its community to be disciplined and work for change. Community service is the best way to inculcate responsibility into individuals. This is where I come in, as a volunteer, as an activist for a change and assistance. I have been inducted and a member of three unique clubs with a core purpose of community service and assistance to others. I have been apart of CSF, California Scholarship Federation, for three years and counting. Each system it is required for obtain fifteen hours of community service, whether be with an organization or school based activity. California Scholarship Federation is an exclusive community of college bound scholars who share resources, provide peer tutoring, and pursue success through community service and academic achievement. I became inducted into NHS, National Honor Society, my sophomore year. Since then I have been an active member participating in every community service opportunity our club participates in. In addition to the club's community service, we as members are required to obtain a certain amount of community service outside the club in order for our membership to not be revoked. NHS
Throughout my years attending Woodside, I joined the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). Being involved with these two clubs so far has provided me with the astonishing lessons that I will need in life to have a successful future for myself. Also, I am planning to go very far in life after high school due to these two important clubs because of the many ways they have helped me as an individual. Not only did I participate in clubs but I have also volunteered at Greenwood Elementary School. Being a volunteer at this school involved me working with kindergarteners and 1st graders. My duties included reading to the children, helping with any assigned classwork or homework, making sure they are safe, and assisting the teachers with anything they needed help with. I have always had a passion of helping others and volunteering at Greenwood was a very enjoyable experience for
Over the years I have been very involved in my community and school. Being a part of something helps to define who you are as a person and the principles and values you hold as important. A personal experience that helps to show my talents and skills can be illustrated by my trip to Italy last April with the MHS Language Department.
Growing up, my parents and other influential figures around me modelled the importance of community service through their continual volunteer work and dedication to improving the world around them. Whether it be participation in a well-attended project or persistent contribution to a helpful organization, those aforementioned individuals were formative in guiding me towards a path filled with opportunities for having an impact on my community.
While I have taken part in several service projects in the past, the chance to expand my interests in helping the community is quite appealing. Performing community service is something that I enjoy, as it allows me to discover new interests while helping someone in need. The opportunity to perform community service, surrounded by fellow Academic Magnet students who support my enthusiasm for helping others, is a key aspect of why I want to be a part of this
I am dedicated to helping out our community and school, because it warms my heart and soul. Seneca said in about 40 to 60 A.D. that you should “be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.” In other words you should not boast about the numerous projects you have accomplished and how much physical work you executed, but rather pride yourself on how you helped people in community and school, and how you have affected their lives with positive means. I feel life is joyous and it should be the feeling everyone illustrates, and this is exactly what keeps me functioning in the stressful world today. I find comfort in helping others to make their lives a little more like heaven and this comfort motivates me to perform copious service projects to the best of my capability whenever I find the time. Time is fair to the rich, the poor, and to every race, because time is equal and gives everyone 24 hours daily to accomplish their required tasks. Because time is so valuable and I am occupied by difficult advanced placement and honor classes and juggle school, clubs, sports, and friends, I joined Key Club, a high school division of the adult service club, Kiwanis. Key Club opened new doors to make every extra minute count towards helping others.
Community service is something that I have always engaged. In college, I worked with chemically dependent children as both a caretaker and a mentor. After I graduated, I taught at-risk children in a community youth outreach program. To remain involved and aware of the focus of my studies during my first year of law school, I volunteered at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center teaching youth their basic legal rights. Essentially, we strove to empower kids by providing practical information about the legal system and to help them develop more favora...
Taking time to volunteer at the many nonprofit organizations, homeless shelters, advocacy centers, philanthropic fundraisers, local schools and child care facilities in the inner city is not always at the forefront of young people’s minds while navigating through their college experiences. But, with a little push from student organizations, local nonprofits and passionate individuals, volunteerism and community change can start to take a front seat and become not just an opportunity, but also a priority in the lives of young people.
Community service is a voluntary, unpaid act of kindness that an individual perform to benefit and help others who are in need. It is important for individuals to do community services. It is not only about helping the community but, also making a difference in someone’s life. It can help a person grow and build connections mentally, physically, and emotionally. Mentally, a person who does community service is able to change their perspective of the world and appreciate the things they have. Physically, it can help a person be more motivated and explore what is going on in their community. Emotionally, it can help a person feel kindness therefore, it can also help an individual interact with others, build a relationship, and further their communication. Participating in community service can help a person become more active and involved in their community, it can also build your work related skills and make you gain experience to network with future employers and companies. Community Service helps an
When I was first elected vice-president in my sophomore year, the club was fading: we had maybe twenty total members, of which ten or fewer regularly showed up to meetings and events. We didn’t have many service projects to offer, and we spent much of the year doing little in between big projects. By the time I graduated, thanks to my efforts and the efforts of others on the leadership team, Service Club had been transformed beyond recognition. Our membership boomed to over thirty active, engaged members, and we started no fewer than six new projects (including a drive to create gift baskets for a local domestic violence shelter, a new recycling program, a program where students learned to sew mittens for donation to local homeless shelters, and a partnership between Larimer Humane Society and Service Club that I orchestrated wherein Service Club members provided manpower for big Humane Society events). Perhaps most importantly, we found passionate sophomore and junior students to take over the leadership roles that would be vacated when we graduated, thereby ensuring Service Club’s newfound vitality would be continued for years to
Though, the concept of community service is not very new, its importance has developed in the past few years. There are thousands of organizations all over the world that engage and support millions of young people all over the world. People of all age groups, with a maximum number of youth involved in the process of community service. Community-based organizations include social service organizations, non-profit providers and associations that engage both young people as well as adults as volunteers. The process is beneficial both for the individuals as well as the society.
In an article written by Linda Saslow titled High School Mandating Community Service for Graduation, she mentions the many pros to mandatory community service. Saslow mentions school districts like Roslyn and Hewlett-Woodmere (1994, para 3) that have started requiring high school students to complete a certain number of community service hours in order to graduate high school. Their goal is to give “kids the opportunity for new experiences” (Saslow, 1994, para 4). Through research conducted by the school districts, they have come to the conclusion that students who would’ve been “too shy to volunteer have admitted that they were glad they had been forced”. This is good because it’s bringing students together and really opening them up to new
I used to hate community service. I only did it if it was a requirement for graduation or for a program. Even when I did community service, I still waited until the very last opportunity to do it. When I heard the words community service, all I could picture is cleaning Philadelphia parks or streets that were filled with trash in either the cold or heat. My mind always went to that space because that 's what my first few encounters with community service consisted of. My high school always had us cleaning something; one time we re-landscaped the parking lot of a homeless shelter. Another time, we cleaned up the weeds out of the loading docks of the non-profit food bank Philabundance. One time my mom made me volunteer