Exploring Self-Value Of Volunteering At Le Bonheur

Volunteering gives me the opportunity to be there for someone and to change people’s lives including my own. Volunteering to me is a way of giving back to the community or someone in need of help. For as long as I can remember I have always had the passion for helping people especially children and the aged, thus my interest in nursing. Any opportunity to perform an act of kindness made me happy that at least I could be of help to someone. From taking care of my siblings and cousins, babysitting, helping friends and among others. Of the many goals I have in life the most important one is to provide help to those in need through my commitment of service. I volunteered at a daycare school closer to me and

Initially, I had started my service for rather selfish reasons- school credit, experience for jobs, and for college applications. Sure, helping people appealed to me, but my overall intention to volunteer was based on myself, not others. That may not be something that one would want to hear from a volunteer, but it’s my truth. As time went on, I have come to love the service I give to people, especially by the bedside on the floor. Volunteering had become something I love to do; it uplifts me through serving others. Sherry Anderson, a Canadian curler, had declared that “volunteers are not paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless” (Goodreads.com). To me, that is simply a fact.

Most people find volunteering a fulfilling and rewarding experience. However, I do not always feel that way. Sometimes I feel like my work is not very enjoyable or that it contributes little to helping others. Thankfully, at Maliheh Free Clinic, I felt not only that my work was fun and helpful but that I was part of a family--a family of volunteers, doctors, and patients. My internship at Maliheh taught me the joy of helping others through dedication and hard work.

I do not only commit to volunteering work because it allows me to broaden my skills range but because it means I can make a difference to other people, even if by a little. I have been exposed to different people while helping out at the British Heart Foundation. However, the most exciting charity work has been ‘A rose for a life’. A fundraising event organised by me for the Great Ormond Children Hospital by selling roses. Through this project, many of my skills were tested, such as teamwork, leadership skills, time management but most importantly

“Many people feel a sense of self in doing something for others: friendship, support, bonding and a feeling of belonging are why some people volunteer. I also felt this feeling of belonging when would participate in the Saint Jude Bike-a-thon. Most of my friends and classmates would be there pushing along with me. Volunteering events also provide a great opportunity to meet new people and develop new meaningful relationships with them. The shared experience is usually what bonds people

Throughout the years I feel that I’ve had a number of valuable experiences, my most significant experience is my volunteering experience at Children’s Hospital Colorado. I still remember feeling utterly terrified on my first day volunteering, pondering all the possible ways things could go wrong. I suddenly felt as though I have never experienced this before. I was on my own, responsible for myself and all of my actions.

Many people don’t realize the true value of volunteering, but I’ve come to understand the incredible impact of volunteering through my experience at Memorial Hermann. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” For me, his words could not be truer.

A volunteering experience that holds a lot of meaning to me was being able to participate in a FCCLA Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) Event called Advocacy. As part of my class assignment, my partner and I first had to research a need in our community, state, or throughout our nation and then “advocate it”, or make it know, as well as find a solution. Our research quickly showed that Texas was ranked fourth in the nation for the number of children living in poverty and our own county was ranked 116th out of 264 counties in Texas for the number of children living in conditions below the Federal Poverty Level. This project went from being a class assignment, to a volunteer experience that positively influenced and changed my life in so many ways.

Volunteering means using my time to help people who can’t help themselves or is in need of help. Everytime I finish volunteering, I feel good about myself because I know I’ve just helped the community in some sort of way. A little bit of my time can mean the world to someone. I know if I continue to volunteer, I can make a greater difference in the community. I can contribute to Methodist Hospital’s mission by helping patients with whatever they need, being extremely honest and trustworthy, coming up with innovative ways to deliver service to everyone, and being open about communicating.

Ghandi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” This quote by Ghandi serves as the basis for my desire to volunteer at St. Jude. To be given the opportunity to impact another person’s life is a reward like no other. The reward of making a child in needs to day. To help make their stay at St. Jude easier. These actions provide the once in a life time chance to contribute to something bigger than myself. To build something that will outlive me. This would be an opportunity I would cherish for a lifetime.

Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity and is intended to promote goodness or improve human quality of life. In return, this activity can produce a feeling of self-worth and respect. Volunteering is a renowned skill for development and socialization which has positive benefits for the volunteer as well as for the person or community served. One well-known benefit is that it is used to make contacts for future employment, but Haupt explains another benefit. Volunteering has become a new science when in relation to when a person is hurt. In “Volunteering Does a Body Good” published in 2010 by U.S. News & World Report, Angela Haupt supposes a great correlation between volunteering and making one’s self feel better with the narration of Brooke Ellison, the organization of the essay, the sources used, and the careful language.

I believe that volunteering is an important experience that can really put into perspective what it means to be part of a community and what it means to give back. While volunteering at Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Croatian Catholic Mission I saw first hand how faith brought people together and how a tight nit community can bring out the best in people. From my experience, I have seen that volunteering is a rewarding and fulfilling experience. My time at Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Croatian Catholic Mission can be described as rewarding, genuine, and optimistic.

One year ago I joined “Good neighbors” (NGO) a major goal of which was rendering assistance and encouraging to the children from low-income families in our country, as well as in many other countries. I have been helping to implement the very first project by filling out questionnaires of children and other tasks of the employees of the organization that had to be done. I was fortunate to be involved in a noble cause in it. While I was working in this organization, I obtained unforgettable experience. “Good Neighbors” made me feel amenable and responsible for little children which needed our help. The volunteer experience revealed my feelings to the children, which have become like siblings to me. A selfless and free aid to people, especially to the children, is a great matter. I understood that everything we did was for the benefit of children. Even if I do not have enough forces and opportunities to make the world better for everyone, I am realistic about my forces and capabilities and I strive to make this world better for specific

From sophomore to senior year, I volunteered at the Glide Memorial Church, an organization that helps to serve food to the low- income and homeless. I decided to volunteer at Glide because I want to give back to the community that I am part of by mitigating the issue of homelessness in San Francisco. On the first day of volunteering, I was sent to pass trays of food to people. I like volunteering there because I enjoy seeing the smiles on the people’s faces when I pass the trays to them. As I continue to volunteer, I was placed in many positions and challenged myself with different and new responsibilities. I did clear up, help people to clear up their mess and clear up the trash. I help fill in food in the trays and pass the other volunteers.

Volunteerism enables students to gain the moral lesson that is vital to their life and develop their future interest. According to source 2, “community service teaches us through experience - about the relationship between empathy and responsibility, about what it takes to be part of a community, in essence, about human being”. While students are helping their community, they learn the crucial moral lessons in the most direct and impressive way. Through an actual experience of volunteering, students are reminded that it is their responsibility to serve for their community because they are a part of it. Helping without any feedback allows them to realize the power of empathy, the essential value that makes the society a