Service
For one of my service opportunities I had the opportunity to participate in a charity. One of the charities I found was Village of Hope, an organization that sends dresses, toys, shirts, and other needed supplies to Ethiopia. My mom took the opportunity to teach me how to make these things while teaching me the importance of serving others. After a representative took the supplies to the storehouse they had, I was able to see pictures of the little girls who had benefited from my donations. These pictures were touching and made me realize how blessed I truly am to have the experiences and supplies I do. In addition to this, it also helped me to gain a love of service and helping those less fortunate than myself. I plan to continue a life full of service in every aspect I can. This experience has helped me to see that I truly want to be a teacher because a teacher serves their community consistently. Through this experience, I have gained and worked up skills that will help me to be the successful and touching teacher I aspire to be. |  |
| Through girl scouts I was able to participate in several service activities. My involvement in service allowed me to become familiar with the Bronze and Silver awards that the Girl Scout program offers. I researched the requirements to complete the awards and found that they required, in all, about 60+ hours of service. For the Bronze award, my mom and I decided that I could easily incorporate what I was already doing and count it as service. I needed 20 hours of service and 20 hours of leadership to completely succeed in earning the award. We immediately thought of ideas of how I could earn it. I helped my fellow troop mates earn badges and helped teach the discussions as well as served with the humanitarian center. For the Silver Award I needed to serve for 40 hours. I called up the local theater and asked if they needed any help. My mom and I would then go and serve five hours a week in the backroom of the theater cleaning up sawdust and power tools. It was a lot of work but taught me the importance of serving others and how much I can truly contribute. I learned the importance of hard work and what the benefits of it are. Earning the Silver and Bronze award were some of the best experiences I’ve had. I wouldn’t trade either for the free time I would have had. From these opportunities I’ve created a pattern of service in my life and plan to continue serving in any way I possibly can. |
This I was also able to earn the Presidential Volunteer Award. To earn this award, one is required to serve a certain amount of time over a 12 month period. Within the award there are three levels: bronze, requiring 50-74 hours; silver, requiring 75-99 hours of service; and gold, requiring 100+ hours. At the age of 12, I had the opportunity to serve multiple times throughout the year, allowing myself to earn the gold level volunteer award. hearing this was an incredible experience. Knowing I had won an award of this importance helped me to understand that awards aren't everything. I continued serving and was able to earn a few other awards. Though awards are nice, they aren't everything. Through experience serving, I have been able to grow as a person and have been able to affect many people I otherwise wouldn't have had the opportunity. I learned that though I may be one person in this world, I can make a difference. |
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