As an engineering student, I had spent my time studying my courses, hanging out with my friends and classmates, playing video games and watching television and anime shows. So I never imagined myself helping and reaching out for those people who needed some little help, especially for those elder ones. It was an enriching experience and it is an eye-opening for me to determine the true feeling of volunteerism. It was the first outreach event for the practicum class so we were all willing and determined to make it successful. A week before the event we initially made plans and a list of tasks for each of the members. The event was to teach the elderly or the senior citizen of the adopted barangays to create or formulate a dishwashing liquid. …show more content…
Fortunately, we were able to buy some at a fair cost. Afterward, we returned to the school to prepare and set-up our booth. We prepared the tables and chairs, the chemicals are separated and divided individually for each of the district and the class just waited before our queue. While waiting I noticed that the elderly started to enter the school premises, looking at them I observed that they somehow excited for the event and the feeling reach out to me making me more determined to make them happy. Few hours later it was our time to encounter the elderly. All of us are excited as they approach our booth, we all welcomed them with a big smile in our faces and greeted them with a wonderful gesture. We first made our introduction as the class that will be teaching them and we hoped that the event will go smoothly. Proceeding with the event we initially described and narrated the different chemicals, though we make it to the point to simply and clearly described each of the chemicals so that they will understand its use and function. At first they were all silently listened to the introduction and instruction that we stated and demonstrated. I can observe on their faces the confusion to the instruction, but the class is expecting it, so the class was divided to the group of students for each of the districts to lend support. I was really happy to teach them, the feeling was
Overall, the volunteer experience provided a great learning opportunity that
The organization, which I decided to volunteer two hours of my day to, was Cumac. Cumac is located in Paterson, New Jersey and they work to serve the people in the counties of Passaic, Paterson, and Northern New Jersey. They work with a staff of 21 and volunteers from all over to help people in need with food and supplies they would need to survive. Their mission statement is: “CUMAC feeds people and changes lives. It works to alleviate hunger and its root causes for those in need in Paterson, Passaic County, and northern New Jersey.”
The activities and events we host are always very fun and exciting. I have been a volunteer since my freshman year of high school, which is when they allow you to be a volunteer. Before that you may participate in the activities. I feel that this volunteer project does benefit both me and the recipients, because I get to experience such an amazing act of kindness that changes a person 's life forever. It also benefits the recipients, because they get to have their lives changed forever.
When I was was younger, I was a caterpillar crawling around trying to get through life, waiting to turn into the beautiful butterfly I know I could soon become. I made good decisions along with bad ones, saw the beauty in life as well as the unpleasant. I was like everyone else trying to be their own person, but now as I look at myself in the mirror I can finally see who I really am. I see myself as the beautiful butterfly I once dreamed of becoming, ready to fly down my own path. I have been in my chrysalis and I am finally out and ready to fly into my bright future.
When I started high school, the club that excited me the most, was National Honors Society. So, at the first chance I got, in my sophomore year. After being a member for a year, I quickly realized that I wanted to take on a leadership opportunity in the club. So, I took a shot for the stars, and campaigned for being president of Honors Society. Though I had some competition, I put my all into composing a speech, and I won the presidency, and I have been president since.
In my freshman year, I made a choice to relinquish some of my social life and replace that time giving back to my community. I joined a non-profit organization called the Volunteer Corp. We spent our time at food banks, park clean-ups, and even hosting local events. This experience left a lasting impression on me in many ways; however, one experience changed my perspective on life and serve as a constant reminder of how the smallest contribution to others can be the most powerful. St. Joseph University, in Philadelphia, held an event called Hand in Hand. It was an event dedicated to raising awareness for people with physical and/or developmental disabilities.
This event was at the beginning of the year and was a fantastic way for me to become involved in a new activity which I will continue to attend and try to help out with for years to come. Volunteering my time to be able to make a day special for others was truly a memorable experience that I will carry with
Throughout high school I have participated in many different activities and programs, but one of the opportunities I was given I will carry with me forever. As a junior at River Valley I participated in the Marion General Teen Volunteer Program. After interviewing and being placed in the physical therapy unit I took the opportunity to branch out into other areas of the hospital. I soon made my way to the labor and delivery floor where everyday a miracle happened. My duties while volunteering included assisting the nurses during hearing checks, changing diapers, and rocking crying infants in special care.
The classroom that I did my lessons in was a third grade classroom at Diamond Lake elementary School. The children in the class were eight and nine years old and the teacher was named Miss R. The classroom was set up with many individual desks that were grouped in groups of 5. Four of the desks faced each other and the last desk on the end faced the front. This week, I had a great opportunity to re-interview my host teacher about how she thinks I did this semester.
My favorite act of service that I have ever done was through the school’s project based learning. I had heard that the NWC Men’s Basketball Team was building a house a Haitian family who’s house had collapsed with all their belongings. I then contacted the men’s basketball coach asking if my group and I could raise money to buy items for their house. We organized a traditional bake sale, as well as an online bake sale, to raise money for the family. In the midst of baking 40 dozen cookies and 38 dozen cupcakes, I was coordinating with a missionary in Haiti, Krisie Mompremier, who knew what the family needed most.
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 was the Student Director of the Teen Advisory Council, which serves as the youth executive board for the Ronald House. Throughout the entire year we planned a bowling fundraiser called, Spare Some Love. At this event we bring together families staying at the house with individuals within the community. Through gaining sponsors and raffling off donated baskets we were able to raise $28,000 for the house. I take special pride in this event because it combines multiple aspects of giving back.
I kept the process into three simple steps, gathering supplies, mixing liquids, and adding the activator. Despite the ease of the project, I also went into detail. I made sure to teach them every tip I knew, like not using a full tablet and using dark food coloring. To help keep the process streamlined I was able to use my visual aid to help. I used my visual aid to show the class what the bottle should look like each step of the way.
The first half of this semester was swift and I can’t believe how fast it passed by. College is a whole new world for me that I had never imagined with a lot of new experiences that I hope will shift me into a better and smarter person. There are more things I can do in college that I would have never dared to do in high school and I am happy for these new freedoms. I am able to eat in class, leave class without asking and they don’t care if I pay attention or not. My high school teachers would always tell me to wait for the bell, sometimes would not let me leave and if I did not pay attention they would yell.
I always hated helping other people because I never thought it would help me go farther than where I was. Although later in life I learned how to help others and that if you help others it does come back just in a different way. I have learned the joy of helping others so and that if I was in the same situation somebody would help me. Also after they help me I hope I can go help somebody else. That is what I think about that topic so I will go to the next.