Giving Back To The Community

I intend to give back to the community by combining knowledge obtained from the study of Psychology with the leadership skills I have gained by working in a tutorial program into a wide scale program for underprivileged school children of my community.

I will shortly be receiving my Bachelor's Degree in Multidisciplinary Studies with a concentration on business. I will soon leave the world of studies and enter what is commonly referred to as "the real world." While this thought is someone frightening, especially given the current economic situation the nation faces, it is also exciting as well. I believe that crossing this threshold will change the way I view my role in the community, as well as the impact I will have on the community when I graduate. No longer will I see myself as a "child" in society, taking what society has to offer but never thinking of giving back. Instead, I am soon to become a fully fledged member of the community, with responsibilities to the community as a whole.

When I joined Shades Mountain Christian School, I was immediately notified of the community service the school partakes in. There are two main organizations we work with: Operation Christmas Child and Urban Ministries. Operation Christmas Child is an organization where you pack a shoebox full of toys and it will be sent off to a child in need in another country. This child will also receive the Gospel in their native tongue. My class has made the most boxes each year to try and reach these children who so desperately need our help. Urban Ministries is a local ministry that reaches out the impoverished community of my area. When I have been involved, we have helped repaint houses for two older ladies. We would paint, scrape, or help repair some part of the home. We would also help tend the community gardens. Work in the gardens included raking, weeding, and picking any vegetables that were ready. Another form of community service I partake in revolving around the school is reaching out to Athens, Alabama. Our basketball players and cheerleaders have

Schools and the public are donating clothes and canned goods to those who can’t find food and clean water. Volunteers organize donations for

By volunteering in the community, I can try to make a difference in someone else’s life and also make a positive impact in

As a student as Western, I have been given many opportunities to get involved with the community. First, I was a mentor for Compass to Campus and went to help volunteer at a high school every week for a quarter. While mentoring, I was able to tutor students and talk about my experience in college with the students I was working with. Next, I have volunteered many times on campus to work at craft fairs. This has been nice because I have been able to work with elementary age students and I want to be an elementary school teacher! I love volunteering any chance I can to give back to the local community, especially when it involves my passion

There are numerous ways i can give back to my community. I could volunteer to clean the local parks or highways, visit the elderly

There is a wide range of activities an individual can conquer by giving back to their community. There are various demographics an individual can reach such as children and teenagers, the elderly, the homeless and many more. As a younger individual, such as myself, I would face challenges by reaching a broader community, however I would start off by helping my schools, district, neighborhood, and social groups. After making my desired impact on my immediate community, I will then go broad and publicize and vocalize more using social media as an outlet to expand my community service ideas to a broader community.

After graduating with a degree in a specified profession, giving back to the community is one of the most important tasks an individual can do to fully expand on their degree. After graduating college as an educated person, giving back to society for me would include, joining community clubs such as Kiwanis, Rotary, The Chamber of Commerce, and many more community bettering* clubs. My responsibility as an educated person would be to go out into the real world and better the community around me, building better foundations for businesses, creating a better town for people to live in, and supporting a local charity in need.

I did not realize how fortunate my life was until I helped out those who are not as fortunate as I, which is what led me to my belief. I believe in the importance of giving back to my community through the act of community service. I was able to give back to my community at the Veterans Affair Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana, the Louisiana Special Education Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, and at the Manna House, which is also located in Alexandria, Louisiana.

We organized a volunteering day event, where students could volunteer in some of the activities we provided. We had stations to make blankets, clothing and food drive, making cards and coloring books for children in hospitals, and other activities.

friendships are made. Through our service projects and CYO activities, we are enabled to meet many who aren’t included with our school. Some service our community performs are, food drives, 100 Wheels, letters to veterans, and Operation Santa Claus. With 100 Wheels, which is my personal favorite, students get chosen by random to participate in a bike build, which all go to unfortunate kids in the area. Operation Santa Claus gives parishioners the chance to participate in service by picking a gift written on a paper hanging on a christmas tree in the church.

Over the years I have done a lot of helping out and acts of kindness for others, but none of them left a serious impact on me as much as the Saint Vincent De Paul’s food drive. Around the holiday season my church has a food drive to help local family in needs, and for the past two years I have helped out. What happens is all the food donated is lined up around the church. Volunteers will pick up a so called shopping list from the family in need. Using that list the volunteer will go around the church collecting all items on the list.

This essay, an extended look at the nature and benefits of service to one’s community, will tackle its subject in four parts: the definition of community service (what is it, really?), the motivation and goals behind community service (why do it?), questions of area and location (how and where can I do it?), and, finally, the impact of community service (how does it change things?).

When I consider all the rewards of volunteering for a community organization, the pride and joy of feeling like I am assisting the community is also part of the spoils that benefit my own interests. Volunteering gives me an excuse to feel good about myself while furthering my own goals. With how busy my life is right now, I would have never considered going out to help the community. Now that it’s a part of my academics, I can attempt to give back and help others. I know this is selfish, but I’m only human. Put plainly, the truth in the matter is that I chose community service learning so that I could do what is expected of me and write about how helping a community affects my own thinking.