Giving Back To My Community

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Giving back to my community, my mom , friends and those who helped me is a way to show how i appreciate what they gave to me like , money , support , love , helped with my grades. I could do community service or helping out people without getting paid to give back to my community. I would help out at the Hamakua Health Center. To give back to my mom I would take her to any place she would like to go and treat her to anything she would like. My mom would be proud of me just of the fact that i want to go to college and pursue something that i enjoy doing and makes me happy. To give back to my friends and those who helped me I would help them out with anything they ask. To give back to Hawaii i would go Island to Island and go to hospitals or

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Volunteering And Being An Active Member In My Community

in my community has been an important part of my life and has made me who I am today. For this reason, I believe I relate most to the value of service. Community service has given me a safe haven, taught me leadership, self-worth and the value of giving back. From a young age I accompanied my brothers and their boy scout troop; participating in various volunteer activities such as clean ups, feeding the less fortunate and other service projects. This instilled in me the value of giving back and…

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High School Research Paper

is the place where you learn who you are, and also who you want to become. My three years of high school I participated in several school activities. For example, AVID, National Honor Society, student council, Band, and Bronchettes. All of these school organizations taught me how to become responsible. Not only did I learn how to be responsible but I also learned how to manage my time wisely and how to stay on top of all my classes. I would not be the person I am today if I was not in all those organizations…

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Hialeah Hospital: Community Analysis

During my volunteer program at Hialeah Hospital, I learned that the foundation of volunteerism is not giving back, but the desire and drive to give back through implementing core principles in the work I do. While everyone is capable of arranging equipment and cleaning entire rooms, very few add a humanitarian taste to their assignments. Every time I was cleaning a room but saw the family of patients lost or looking for someone to translate for them, my mother’s words of adding love to what I do…

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Personal Narrative: Miami Dade College

Miami has always been my first love. I grew up in North Miami, and I went to school in the Miami Dade Public school system. I went to North Miami Middle, North Miami Senior and Miami Dade College. I am a proud product of Miami Dade, and I desire to give back to my community. I was not always sure on my career goal as a child, but I have always been passionate about giving back to my community and help in the best way that I can. Miami Dade County is where I place my heart. My teachers inspire me into…

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Explain The Four Pillars Of The National Honor Society

Society. It highlights the key to giving back to the community, while also making many positive impacts on the lives of others. For instance, I have volunteered to help the community by participating in food pantries, clean-up events, donating necessities to those in need, organizing events at my local church, etc. Out of the four pillars, character, scholarship, leadership, and service, I feel that I best exemplify my strengths through the pillar of service. Throughout my academic journey, I have been…

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Pacific Club Reflection

Due to my living circumstances I have not been able to be very involved in extracurricular activities because my family is very strict on me. But, I have been able to participate in several clubs. One of the clubs that I am in is the Pacific Club. I have been in the Pacific Club since my sophomore year in high school and I am now a senior. In this club I have learned more about acceptance, tolerance, and the community. We as people need to accept others the way the are and to do that we need tolerance…

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Community Scholarship Essay

Giving back to the community is very important because it takes a village to raise a child. A community lasts longer when everyone is partaking a helping hand and supporting each other, versus standing divided. In my life, I did not have a father figure however, I had men who came into my life to be my role model. Men such as Mr. Alston or Lyons who are my neighbors, and also Mr. Nelson, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Philips who are members at my church. These men are the village that helped raised me become…

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A Career As A Physical Therapist

Since the beginning of freshman year I fell in love with athletics. I loved playing and watching people do their best on and off the court, field, or track. Being an athlete I was prone to injury and had to see the athletic trainer more than a few times. But while I was seeing the athletic trainer, I got to see how she worked with other athletes and coaches, and I thought, that’s what I want to do when I grow up. Being a social person, I love talking to others and helping them when I can. What better…

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Service Learning Reflection

Service learning is a community service that require activities that apply to personal and academic development, such as: classroom preparation, readings and how it relates to tying service experience of learning goals. I will say that service learning, volunteering, and community service are all related because it all involves in volunteering. Service learning is more related to the student learning in the classroom and outside the classroom, giving them hands on experience and at the same time…

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The Importance Of Being In National Honor Society

work I have put in the last couple years. To remain in NHS you must complete 20 hours of community service per year and maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA. I have been able to take part in multiple drives and receive a variety of volunteer opportunities. Being in National Honor Society is a great leadership experience as well as a way to give back to my community. One of the ways I have been receiving my 20 community hours is through the program called Big Brothers Big Sisters. For starters this is an amazing…

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