Ignite Imaginations

This charity was founded in 1969 by activist Marianne Heller. It is one of the closest charities to the university as it focuses on helping children in inner-city Toronto. By donating to Inner City Angels the RBSA will be donating to a charity that focuses on promoting arts education and ‘hands-on’ training for inner city children who do not have the facilities to get an arts education. This foundation helps youths to realize their full creative potential by pairing them with arts organizations, educators and artists who educate them on the arts and work with them on creative art projects. This, ultimately, helps the youth with their personal development as they will be working in a communal environment with other youths. The organization’s various programs include; Graphic Stories, where artists assist youths in

Last May, I traveled with Alternative Breaks to New York for community service. During this service, I worked with Meals on Wheels who dedicate their time to provide food for the elderly of Manhattan. As I delivered the food to the seniors, I got a sense of fulfillment because I made them smile by providing them with food. Thus, I chose MDC’s Single Stop because I wanted to make a difference in my home campus by providing and assuring nourishment to those that do not have it just like I did in New York. As my first two years of college comes to an end, I wanted to leave a mark of my own here at home at Miami Dade College North Campus. During the month of September, I decided to partner up with a few of my peers to serve at MDC’s Single Stop.

I am currently involved in Chemox, Circle K, and Volunteer Oxford. Likewise, I continue to volunteer at the Oxford farm for my microeconomics class. Through these clubs and volunteer projects, I learn more about the current chemistry news, help out those in need, and help produce food for Oxford and Emory College. Currently, I plan to participate in Oxford College activities; such as the Human Rights Advocacy in New York lecture, and Religion, Big Questions, and Academics lecture. In these lectures, I plan to gain more information about the given topic. Through my involvement in these activities, I am connected to the legacy of Dean Bond Fleming because I am involved in the Oxford Community and trying to improve

Community service, one of the several pillars outlined by the National Honors Society (NHS), is defined as the desire to work and serve the community in order to improve the conditions for the citizens who dwell in it. Most importantly, those who uphold those standards do so without the need of money, or recognition; they are simply intrinsically motivated to make the world a better place. It wasn’t until I volunteered at an event hosted by the Jubilee Center that I learned the true meaning of community service and charity.

Communities require every member to contribute to them in order to function. However, the strength of a community can only be measured on what the members receive in

I’ve stayed home innumerable nights this year working hard from the bus stop to the time I go to bed because I strive to go the extra mile. I have twelve years of school ahead of me, and I am not afraid of the hurdles it will bring because I know how to work hard for the long haul. I will apply this strength in the university as well. With the same skill, I’ve pushed through the adversities in altruism, the primal reason as to why I deserve this scholarship. As an altruist, I have put hundreds of hours of community service into the City of Howell, impacting the lives of children and adults each day. As an award-winning Vice President of a volunteer board for teenagers, we plan and carry out events to get students off the streets and into our welcoming teen center in downtown Howell. At times, our teen center faced closure and disapproval from government officials, but I pulled my board’s representatives over each hurdle and into our new building. I plan on continuing my charitable efforts around the globe, and I would like to make that mark on the world with this

I have had a passion for art since childhood. Over the past three years i have sought to use this enthusiasm to good effect. I focused on discovering new talent and learning about the process of creation and also the curating of exhibitions. This lead to me creating a pop up exhibition for students at Central Saint Martins in a vacant space on the Portland estate in

The power of investing in the community impacts society by helping those who are less fortunate, making their lives better.

What is social imagination? American sociologist C. Wright Mills describes social imagination as the ability to “think yourself away from the familiar routines of everyday life” and look at them from an entirely new perspective. Quite merely it is the insight offered by the discipline of sociology. An example of sociological imagination is the ability to see things interactively. For an individual too experience a sociological imagination, they must step outside of a certain situation and observe it from another point of view, an individual must step away from a personal experience and see how others are shaped through their values in the way they act.

When one thinks of community, they are likely to think of the general population of a region, or perhaps even that of the world at large. Such a person would have one right idea in mind, but not necessarily the right idea in the context of this exploration. What sets community, in this broad sense, apart from the role it plays in this project, is common interest. English vernacular dictates that “the community” is a term usually reserved for reference to people of a given region; this use of the word community exists without regard for any shared qualities beyond location. In this report, community will describe a group of individuals with commonalities in concerns, aspirations, and most importantly discourse. (cite definition source)

The organisation that I researched for my assignment is the Simon Community. The organisation was founded in 1963 by Anton Wallich-Clifford in London. Anton Wallich-Clifford was a probation officer who quitted his job in order to find an easier method of contacting the homeless after he found it very difficult to contact them in 1969 when they had no houses which meant they had no addresses. One day he visited the areas where the homeless people were gathered and provided them with bread, soup and cigarettes. He eventually gained all of their trust and would later find a vacant basement and invite them in to live together and build friendship with one another. The organisation’s name was thought up by Anton

Mind wandering is one of the most used mental activities a person uses throughout the day. You may be planning to make dinner for the evening, driving to the mall, or even when you want to go sleep. As we think about these things, our mind can wander to different ideas, or thought and we could arise at a new problem or situation. We have these creative thoughts when we are engaged in something else. Some research suggests that mind wandering can enhance creativity, but also has been shown to decrease reading comprehension and memory tests of working memory.

In solving problems to improve the community, working with others both allows for a distribution of workload and creates a larger pool from which ideas for possible solutions can be drawn. In order to (increase collaboration) in addition to furthering my education, I would continue to participate in study groups and work with others to better understand classes, as I have in the past. Another key aspect of social citizenship is the assistance of those in need. I remember first learning about study abroad programs with the story of a group of students going to Ghana to plan and institute a system of pipes that would deliver fresh water to a village that previously had no such access. Ever since hearing that story, I have been intrigued by study abroad programs and become determined to participate in one such program during my college career as it would give me the opportunity to use the skills and knowledge that I am gaining to help others. The prospect of research has similarly attracted my attention. Although in more of a school-type setting, this aspect of learning entirely new things while helping people, although more indirectly, sparks my interest in research as

time to visit museums. When public art is funded by the government, the artist’s imagination is

Philanthropic organizations help aid the development of civilization and fully support the universal teaching of life skills and life lessons. The idea of unselfish giving permits a much needed second chance at life. The essence of jump starting an individual and putting them back on their feet develops a culture of learning. “…[W]hen learning is in service of the real work at the heart of the foundation’s mission, the ultimate outcome should be stronger networks and greater impact” (Darling, 2012). What Darling is trying to say in this quote is that learning creates a stronger connection and further pushes hopes and dreams and creates a far greater impact than many would have imagined. What can be learned from a charity given by philanthropic