Personal Narrative: Volunteering At The Soup Kitchen

Numerous New York hoodlums in the mid twentieth century originated from ruined foundations, however this was not the situation for the unbelievable Al Capone. A long way from being a poor settler from Italy who swung to wrongdoing to bring home the bacon, Capone was from a respectable, proficient family. His dad, Gabriele, was one of a huge number of Italians who landed in New York in 1894. He was 30 years of age, taught and from Naples, where he had earned a living as a hairdresser. His better half Teresa was pregnant and right now raising two children: 2-year-old child Vincenzo and newborn child Raffaele.

Growing up in a public housing development, I longed to one day help individuals from an underserved community obtain care. At this soup kitchen, my responsibilities included welcoming guests, serving food, waiting tables, and cleaning trays. I empathized with their excitement when watching them receive a hot cup of tea on a sub-freezing day or a book bag with a built-in trench coat on a stormy day. Having an opportunity to spend time with and learn from the diversity of the population that we served was invaluable. Each person had a unique story to tell and just wanted someone to hear it.

Summer brought a conclusion to AP exams, AP and Honors classes, and Swim Team. Although I grateful for the much deserved break, I had an overwhelming urge to become an active member for my community. I knew I needed to obtain my mark in the world in a special way during the summer large-scale or not. However, I never thought I would volunteer at a food bank. As an acutely withdrawn and self-conscious person, I’d much rather prefer to assist out behind the scenes, as a dutiful background member. Volunteering at a busy food bank transformed me in a way I couldn’t even imagine. Being up front and center among people taught me confidence I had never experienced. While performing my countless roles (providing prayer for clients, setting up food

However I could only concentrate on my mom’s anguished face. He stated my mom’s full name and confirmed an order for birth control, I ignored it knowing my mom would never. My mom then snatched the phone away and confirmed it. My mom, my hero, my saint, the only person I looked up to had, indeed, confirmed it. At that instant I felt my stomach drop.

Alphonso Gabriel Caponi, more famously known as Al Capone, or Scarface, was born on the date of January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. Al’s family was poor. His parents were immigrants from Italy and he had eight siblings. Because Al’s parents spoke mostly Italian, Al had trouble reading and writing in English, and he quit school at the age of thirteen. After Al dropped out of school, he joined a local gang.

Al Capone supported the citizens of Chicago as much as he could, despite the image he has created of being a violent mobster, he like helping people, and was a very caring person. Capone was funding soup kitchens for the homeless, and regularly visited them to support those who were in need. Furthermore, Capone cared about the city’s some people argued, “Capone was doing more for the poor than the entire use government” . Because of al Capone’s background, coming from an ordinary family and a family of immigrants, of lower class workers, who have been prejudiced throughout the whole of their lives, and related to, as “stupid Sicilians”. Despite the fact, Al Capone wasn’t American, he was still helping homeless children and people in USA in general, the background of the people did not matter to him, as he employed black men and supported musicians with their careers, people of any race and any background.

Unfortunately, The bus begins to slow down to get off for lunch at the service plaza. Once the buses parked, we all ran inside to the food court, as we all were starving for any type of food. The time read 1:47 on the tiny analog clock in the food court. I could smell all of the different foods, and sadly, I could distinctly smell the bathrooms all the way from where I walked in. I tried to ignore the smell and got in line for a local fast food restaurant.

“You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.” This was Al Capone’s favorite saying. Which summarizes his can do attitude and how he expects things to get done. Al Capone was born January 25, 1899 and died January 25,1947. Although Capone’s life was short, he impacted America more

Capone was in a gang in Chicago and worked for his uncle Jim Colosimo who was a major crime boss at the time (Lieurance 73). Colosimo was very cruel and ensured that everyone knew not to mess around with him, and in Chicago alone, almost 800 gangsters died (Lieurance

Around 6:30 pm, Mr. D. (education advocate worker) walks in and states that dinner will be packaged and taken home. T.T.: “Why can’t we eat here?”

He thinks we should volunteer at the police office. I said, “Really, you think we should, why, this isn’t like you to do this” It took awhile for tom to explain but as he was talking He seemed different He seemed more confident and stern maybe people change.

He turns to the guys that accompanied Stilson and threatens them. “You might be having some idea of ganging up on me. You could probably beat me up pretty bad. But just remember what I do to people who try to hurt me. From then on you’d be wondering when I’d get you, and how bad it would be.

1. In the summer of 2017, I volunteered once a week for 6-8 weeks with an organization called The First Tee, which works with youth to teach them life skills via the game of golf. Starting as young as 5-6 years old, the participants learn to play golf and develop their skills in the sport, but a large aspect of the organization’s mission is to teach children life skills such as integrity, honesty, and responsibility. Through golf they learn to be courteous to those around them and to always act with integrity as well.

What is life’s most extraordinary pleasure? For many, money, power, and/or fame come to mind, and the idea of helping others does not register. It seems for every person eager to help, there are millions ready to hurt or disregard those in need. Nevertheless, the world is not beyond salvation; there are numerous individuals willing to give their time and labor to transform the world into a better place for all. These devoted people are volunteers, and they believe life’s most extraordinary pleasure is the joy of helping others. I experience this joy every time I volunteer, and I recognize it as one of life 's greatest pleasures.

Volunteering is a way of helping others. It is giving a person 's time and ability to help someone who may be in need of help. Not only does volunteering help others, but what they may not know is that it can be helpful to themselves. It is a great way for someone to interact with others in their community. It gives someone that time to themselves while also creating bonds when they are doing the greater good. The effects of volunteering can range from many helpful characteristics. From helping those in need, giving back to the community, working for worthwhile causes, and overall helping someone with their health, mentally and physically. Volunteering can affect many people in different ways, but what most do not know is that it can help with