Changing A Little At A Time

It was my first time in the Dominican Republic, away from my parents and traveling alone. It was also my first mission trip and I loved every minute of it. As I sat and looked around the village of slums and shacks, I saw that the people were so giving and friendly. They had next to nothing, and yet they were still volunteering to give more.

The second thing I would do to help others is,donate two hundred fifty thousand dollars for

At the end of my junior year, I took a brave leap and went to Ecuador with a program called Global Student Embassy for a reforestation project. Before leaving, I got cold feet, and started doubting the trip. This trip was massively out of my comfort zone, for I hated heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and gardening. However, this trip changed my life. I met people who would change my life forever. Our trip leader, David, is the most inspirational man I have ever met. He is filled with joy, comfort, and laughs. He lives a nomadic lifestyle, and travels all the time, never settling down in one place. He showed me beauty in things I would have never found beautiful. His philosophy in life is to share love. David carries his own baggage that has given him his deepest and darkest insecurities, but he does not let that get in the way of

I raised money for scholarships to camp; helping hundreds of kids come to camp that would be unable to afford it otherwise. Development of a diverse staff was important to me. So I recruited, interviewed and hired central city staff to be part of camp. This involved going to their neighborhood for interviews because they had no means of getting to camp.

In the course of my time at Union County College, I was able to participate in measures that aided my community and those in need. I took part in the donation and creation of care bags which were donated to the Salvation Army. This initiative was made by AESNJ as part of their statewide drive to help those who lack the resources needed to obtain day to day necessities such as hygienic supplies, socks, tissues and other essentials. Additionally, I made a financial contribution which went towards aiding Syrian children. Helping individuals in need encouraged me to participate in Strides against Breast Cancer a walkathon which generated money for women whose lives were impacted by cancer. The financial donations assisted women who were unable

I give back to my community by collecting and donating canned goods to my local food bank. I understand the situation from those that need it because my family has had times where we needed the

While volunteering at Discovery Challenger I have exclusively worked with a blind man named Geno. My service to the Discovery Challenger Program has positively affected the community in that the athletes that required a helper were able to have me as one despite the limited number of volunteers who helped the athletes. Another community service I committed myself to while in high school was the club Life is Delicious. Life is Delicious is a club that between two and three times Year members of the club cook a warm meal at the high school, and then some go to the St. Vincent DePaul Homeless Shelter in Waterbury. At the end of my sophomore year I was named Co-President of the club. As a member of the club I went to all of the cooking and serving activities and was able to help the homeless of Waterbury by giving them a warm meal. The most impactful service I performed in my opinion was during my junior year when I was the organizer for the Penguin Plunge. During my junior year I thought that it would be a good idea for the basketball team to do the Penguin Plunge in order to raise money for Special Olympics Connecticut as I had done so in the previous two years. So, I approached the athletic director

The two things that I can say without a doubt in my mind that I have done that have made a difference are my club, Irmo Arts Outreach, and my work at Lexington Medical Center(LMC) as a volunteer. Irmo Arts Outreach has left an impact more on the community than anything else, and the volunteer work at LMC has changed me more than anyone else. Irmo Arts Outreach was a dream I had, which I was able to make into a reality with the help of a few friends. What we do is go to the VA hospital to perform musical pieces for veterans, to let them know we appreciate everything they did for us and that they are not alone. I started the club, I organized our visits to the hospital, and I got permission for them to let us perform there. On our first visit

Assisted young children between the grades of preschool to 8th grade in their education. I decided to volunteer because the children of today will be the children of the future and the more smart and educated they are the better they will be in the future. Another reason I helped was because it is hard for young children to adapt to the lifestyle of constantly moving from one place to another. Since their parents are migrants it can have a negative impact on them and their education. I remember one little girl is from Florida but every summer her parents move up to Michigan to work in the fields, but once the harvest is over they move back to Florida. She was behind in school and with the help of teachers and myself we motivated and helped her out so she was able to catch up. I really enjoyed volunteering the past two summers ago at the summer migrant program. If I had another opportunity to help I

help others who are in any way, shape or form underprivileged; including the homeless. While,

Most recently I have organized a project that helps students and staff in Parkland, Florida that were affected by the school shooting. Group of friends wrote letters expressing our support and condolences. This was the

I would donate $125,000 to Feeding America because every person deserves to have healthy food to eat, because food is a necessary in order for a person to live, and Feeding America helps the hungry by giving them meals,. I want to help people survive and have a good life, and donating to an organization that gets families meals to eat daily is a really good way to do that. There are so many people who don’t know if they are going to have something to eat, but so little

Over the summer I went to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for a Church Mission trip. Our group stayed at a place called El Hogar. El Hogar gives a place for kids who live in very poor families or have no families. El Hogar gives the kids an education and a place to live. My experience there was like most others that have gone but it was special to me. All of the kids welcomed my group with open arms and love, I never wanted to leave. I had seen things and experienced things that I know I would never experience anywhere else. The whole city was riddled with poverty, nothing compared to poverty in USA. Even though the city was very poor it had many beautiful aspects to it, the mountains, the artwork and some of the people too. Even though the kids of

Evolution of societies and institutions has occurred throughout history for as long as those institutions have been around. Changes in social structure and production can affect a society in many different ways. These changes usually occur slowly and gradually, which allows whatever society or institution it’s affecting to make the necessary changes with it. Gradual change isn’t bad because it allows people to flex and go with the flow of the change. When rapid change occurs, this affects a society heavily because it doesn’t allow enough time for change. Either way change can be for the good or bad depending on how it’s implemented, and can have a horrific impact if changed too rapidly.

Unfortunately, I have neither truly helped my family nor my community. My struggle with anxiety has left me with very little to offer physically, mentally, and emotionally. However, I have tried to help with the little things that I can, and I hope and plan to become more active both with the community and my family.