Palm Beach Atlantic University students I would dare to say have it harder than the average college student. College is hard regardless but on top of school work PBA students have chapel and workship requirements in additional to other life responsibilities. Surprisingly, unlike most PBA students, I didn’t find workship to be a burden. My high school required me to complete community service hours and I easily doubled the amount required from 100 to 200 hours in 4 years. However, PBA’s requirement is higher than my high school 's was and at times it did cause stress. Aside from the occasional stress, I learned a lot about servanthood and servant leadership. I became passionate about the nonprofit sector of Public Relations, which is my major and decided that no matter what I was going to live a life of service. The Bible emphasizes being …show more content…
Any organization that aids the homeless will forever have my heart. Throughout my workship experience at PBA I have been blessed with the opportunities to work with the homeless, the orphaned and inner city youth on professional and personal levels. I have engaged in conversations with some of the homeless women in Palm Beach County through my volunteer work as a Social Work Intern at The Lord’s Place’s homeless women housing program Burckle Place. Some of those women are still my friends to this day. I’ve also had the chance to work with inner city youth at an aftercare ministry called Urban Youth Impact where I served as an academic and career mentor, as well as use my Public Relations education to help an orphanage located in Haiti through Habitat for Children Ministries, gain publicity and gather donations. I’ve also worked with other organizations but those were the ones that I worked with the longest because I felt called to be there longer and to work
I also learned a valuable theory in class, which is EE (experience and exposure) I volunteer more now than I have ever volunteered in the past. I know that I will be a lieutenant before I retire. I also realize that God has a plan and if I would’ve been promoted three years ago my daughter would’ve been very young and that would’ve been a hardship on our family.
In 2007, I, along with a few of my peers, founded the Little Lemon Drop Jr. Guild as a way to give back to our community. Since then, this nonprofit organization has raised thousands of dollars that has gone to support uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Throughout my middle school and high school years, I have been very involved with this group. When I had the opportunity to choose a service placement for this year, I immediately knew I would be doing my service through the Little Lemon Drop Jr. Guild because of my previous involvement with the guild and my passion for the cause the guild supports.
What do your friends and family think of it? “My friends don’t understand the concept. My family is happy that I found something I am passionate about.” How does it impact your life? Why is this important for you to do?
We will strive to clothe and feed the homeless as well as get as many in-need individuals jobs to help build up our community as a whole. Our name will be recognized as the Dallas Homeless Relief. Our mission statement is, “To support and strengthen the community by providing supportive services to the homeless population”. Background
I volunteered at my local chapter for my senior year of high school. I got to work with the phenomenal staff at the chapter. I had the pleasure of meeting families who were very strong. This organization has a very favorable standing from my point of view. This is probably one of the best charities in the U.S. and around the world due to their timeless efforts to support families in need.
The only organization that maintains and follows the principles set forth by the 22 founders that started it all based on community service and scholarship. I am physically and mentally prepared to serve for a life time. I am confident in all that I commit myself
By volunteering at my local church and helping with local service projects, I have realized the commitment and perseverance it takes to lead by example. At my local church I continue to help with the organization of my youth group. After speaking at church staff meetings for several months we made it our goal to improve the youth group by ensuring that children and teens of all ages were included and had an opportunity to participate. I was able to create a system where teens who attended high school were paired with a middle school individual of the church. This provided a sense of inclusiveness and made the youth group more enjoyable for everyone.
Through volunteering, I realized successful leaders exhibit perseverance and are self-disciplined and that servant leadership is not a specific style or skill but rather, it is about (a leader’s) behavior and actions, that are adopted over the longer term. As a leader, it is important to understand the organizational mission, values and long-term vision, whether one is working for the organization or a volunteer of it, to effectively and whole-heartedly serve the organization. This experience showed me the areas in my leadership, where I can improve upon. I recognized the importance of listening to others and what a vital part it plays, in building strong and successful relationships. I also recognized, that I tend to want to nurture and care for others, and while that is important, it is also important to recognize when an individual may not welcome that and that is okay.
I am an active member in our community. I volunteer every month, at least once a month. One of the organizations that I volunteer at is Spoonful of Hope. This organization dedicated to feeding those who were, and still are feeling the effects of hurricane Sandy. They also give food to those who are hungry and in need of a decent meal in our community.
I am ready to board the ship, and set sail – pointing towards a bright future of being an ECU pirate. Being admitted into the Honors College at ECU would be the catalyst to a successful future. As a high school senior, I am considering many universities and believe that being apart of the ECU community would allow me to reach my full potential. Growing up I have always set high standards for myself academically and extracurricularly. I participate in many clubs at my school including BETA club and National Honor Society.
Our group has decided to volunteer with Feed My Starving Children(FMSC) which was founded in 1987. Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian non-profit organization that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. Its mission is to feed God’s starving children in different countries who are hungry in body and spirit. Their process is simple. Donations from people fund the meal ingredients and volunteers hand-pack the meals.
By just giving some financial support to house homeless children, I realized that helping individuals in faraway countries is just as easy as helping local charities. I also learned about the importance of working with
My twelve years of Catholic schooling have taught me many life lessons. The most predominant is how God loves each and every one of us as His children. I experienced this first hand as I volunteered at The Church of the Ascension Vacation Bible School. There I learned that Jesus has a deep love for all His children. The name of the program where I volunteered was called K4J, which means Kids For Jesus.
I learned a lot! We learned so much that we realized the Elders of the congregation where we attended were not leading the congregation in the direction that the Bible tells
Lessons learned at this point, lessons I hope to apply towards my education with Colorado Christian University. I am excited for this adventure ahead; I cannot wait to see what it is that God has in store for my journey ahead. I do not plan to become a pastor, but maybe I’ll have the opportunity to work with children’s ministry in a different capacity than I do now. Possibly counseling