How To Write A Service Hour Reflection

My community service experience at All Souls Friday Soup Kitchen taught me the impoverished population of New York City and myself. The volunteer work pushed me to better myself in several areas. Serving the diners helped me expand my social skills with fellow workers and customers by forcing me to communicate with others. Also, setting up and deconstructing the dining room helped grow my management skills by having me order where the plates, mugs, etc. should be placed. Most importantly, working at the kitchen helped humanize the poor population of New York City for me. Often on the subway and on the sidewalk, I try my hardest to avoid the homeless man or woman begging for money, acting like they didn’t exist. Gratefully, my experience at

“We are Chicago's Jesuit Catholic university - a diverse community seeking God in all things and working to expand knowledge in the service of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.” In attempt to fulfill this mission as a student of Loyola University of Chicago, I decided to volunteer at the Lakeview Pantry. Personally, I believe that this was the most efficient way to effectively volunteer while being myself. I aim to either cultivate or participate in physical change, and at Lakeview, I could.

Catonsville emergency food ministries (CEFM), which provides food, and household supplies to the homeless and needy population, is where I did three hours of my service hours. All though this was not my first choice, as I thought I could not learn anything from it, and it would be boring and not engaging. I was wrong; I didn’t know the work and knowledge that went into planning, for the day to day operation of a food bank. The building itself was small, and lack adequate space for storage, and working. The week prior they lost all of their meat supplies due to a freezer malfunction, which left a slight death smell in the building. The volunteers were very nice and helpful in showing me around, and answering question. I was actually surprised that one of the volunteers was 16, and was doing it just to get out of the house.

In the short story, 10,000 Hours, by Malcolm Gladwell, he starts his writing with the question of “Is there such thing as innate talent?” Meaning there obviously is such a thing as being born with some sort of talent in some field but that doesn’t mean someone can’t practice and work harder than those of such great talent. Gladwell presents a study in this story to show the possibilities of average or below people than those that were meant for the broadway lights right from the gate. The author’s purpose of this short writing is to show his audience that everyone has potential to be the best not by just natural talent, but hard work.

Arne Duncan is the current Secretary of Education in Washington and was the biggest architect of the Renaissance 2010 movement within the Chicago Public Schools. He has been an effective leader for the charter school movement, or “turn around” schools as they begin to shape the education systems of underprivileged cities in the rest of the United States of America. There are many people who are in favor of the charter schools coming up through the education system, but there are others who are seeing the negative impact on their families and children. This renaissance is good for creating a better education for students, but the scale is heavily tipped to one side that is harming people who are/have been involved in Chicago Public Schools

I attended the service activity of Kairos Cooke Bake for the 2PM-3PM shift on this past Saturday. This activity was chosen because I wasn’t doing something for myself. Helping others is a passion of mine and one of my goals in life is to help people, especially young women, to the right path in life. When it was explained in class to me that the cookies made in this event would go to prisoners, I immediately knew that this was the service activity for me.

As surprising as it may sound, I have been doing community service since the sixth grade and it is a new experience each time. It all began with a community clean up known as 'Keep McAllen Beautiful' as we got there everyone seemed excited to be there. It was beautiful to see such unity inside of my community, and I decided from then on that I would like continue helping out where it is needed. As I joined the National Honor Society my chances of providing my services increased, and I decided that I would assume a position of leadership when needed. I became the society's president, which allowed me to develop my time management skills, creativity, and efficiency. I organized an fundraiser for the hurricane Harvey disaster victims where all

On Monday, October 17th I volunteered to help the American Red Cross and other organizations at Purnell Swett High School. I was directed to a woman named Priscilla who oversaw a portion of the outdoor area. Our group was quite diverse. It consisted of young high school and college students, middle-aged parents, some senior citizens, and even a girl who appeared to be no more than nine years old. Everyone was in good spirits despite the recent tragedy. Our task seemed to be simple enough, however, we would soon discover it was going to take more planning. We were assigned to the rear of the school where we would sort through various bags and boxes of donations. Priscilla directed some of us to carry items to different rooms based on their size and whether the clothes were designed more males or females, children or adults. As organized piles began to form, these volunteers posted signs indicating the sizes in those piles. Priscilla asked a different group to take the flat boxes and fold and tape them to allow packing of the clothes. Another set of people were instructed to write the names of the recipients on the boxes. The final group, which later consisted of those who completed their share of the work already, was assigned to fill the boxes with appropriate items and seal them for delivery.

The reason that I believe that volunteer work and work in general is vital to success in the today’s world and society is because the generation that I am apart of is lack of a better term lazy.The motto of the entitled generation is procrastination is key. The most important part in forming a generation comes from the parents. The outcome of a generation’s attitude always leads back to the source (the parents). Volunteer work in present time is very important for the youth, but is equally as important for adults too. Some local organizations in Juneau are Love Incorporation, Helping Hands-Healing Hands LLC, Saint Vincent De Paul, and Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC). It is a non profit organization that provides health care for residents of Southeast Alaska. Saint Vincent De Paul is an organization that provides housing for low income families in Juneau, Alaska. Service is an essential

The first part of this project involved picking somewhere to serve the community service hours, so to fulfill my community service requirement for this project I volunteered at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, which is a thrift shop in Roseville, CA. Upon my arrival, they took me to the back room where most of the other volunteers were. I witnessed people sorting through donations, cleaning donated dishes and sorting books. The manager said that I would be steaming clothes for the day. The shop volunteers steam every piece of clothing that makes it through the donation sorting process. They do this to ensure the utmost quality in their shop; all donations that do not make it through the sorting process get thrown into the goodwill bin. I learned that Goodwill pays the shop twenty-five dollars for every

As a student, I have demonstrated many works of service to my community and school. Service opportunities have shaped me into the person I am today and these projects have made me realize how fortunate I am for all that I have. While I've been doing these service projects through the years, it has been a pleasure seeing the joy on the faces of people that aren't as fortunate as I am. Service projects that I have completed include managing the fish booth at the St. Leo's Parish Festival, being an altar server at St. Leo's Parish, helping cook dinner for the Ridgway Fire Department during carnival day setup, participating in the St. Marys Light Up Night by dancing, and Christmas caroling to local residents. I also participated in a zombie/princess

Acts of service always created a desire in me to help make people’s lives better. People often put forth their best when

The needs of others is always prevalent, however, the means to satisfy those needs can be eluding. Community service with the Feeding America Organization and volunteering at charity marathons have taught me two essential lessons, any contribution matters and never take anything for granted.

As a house volunteer, I worked two hours’ increment shifts at Neville’s Family House. During each shift, I performed a variety of tasks such as answering the office’s phone, checking in new guests, to delivering clean linens and offering a warm welcome smile to families or individuals who arrived in a strange city with so much on their minds. On occasions, I helped sorority facilitate activities for residents. We facilitated ice cream socials, piano lessons, bingo nights, and prepared weekly dinners for residents. Occasionally, volunteers’ responsibilities included helping with various fundraising events. This semester, I helped craft flyers ideas and created invite lists for Family House’s annual fundraising activities: Families Golf Outing and the Gifting Gala. I anticipated interactive work as a volunteer at Family

I have been volunteering before I was old enough to know I was volunteering. As the youngest of four, I happily came along whenever my parents and siblings volunteered. But, community service is not just something I was taught to do; it is something I love to do. Today, I serve others in ways that are closer to my own heart. Serving people and animals “who don’t have a voice” has been and always will be central to who I am. I spent this summer raising awareness and funds for foster children, and I am excited to use those funds this November to personally decorate and deliver new duffel bags with supplies to foster children in my area. Additionally, I have loved dedicating my time to a local animal rescue where I have participated in animal