Jrotc Program Persuasive Essay

Many of my volunteer opportunites involved kids. Helping the youth of my community, and any other community, brings bright minds to the future and ones that can continue the trend. Not only has volunteering helped children, but it also benefited me. I’ve built wonderful friendships and leadership skills from giving back. I learned the values of hard work and dedication.

At St. Jude’s we don’t want you to feel as though you have to give money. Giving us some of your time to help us raise money or if you have a talent of entertaining kids and helping them forget about what they are going through. We are not all about money, we are about making a better life for everyone especially our youth. We lose children to diseases

St. Jude’s target for marketing fundraising is far larger than most charities. Their target; preschoolers, professionals, 8th graders and 80 year olds, television, radio, local drives, school drives, trike-a-thons, math-a-thons, local, county, state and national events. Some of the big ones that you may be familiar with; the “Dream Home Giveaway”, the “Thanks and Giving Campaign” and the radio-a-thon “Country Cares”. Because of last year’s St. Jude’s NFL event, 18% of American’s said they planned to support St. Jude’s “Thanks and Giving Campaign” during this past holiday season. No opportunity is turned away.

Volunteering and participating in service projects are two of the most rewarding activities in my opinion. Some people may find it was a hassle or only do it because they have to meet the minimum requirement for school or work. Helping others, for me, has always been somewhat second nature to me. Over many years of volunteering I believe I have developed qualities that will stick with me for life and benefit me in my career. As early as freshman year, in high school, I found myself looking for ways to give back. I started by looking for opportunities within school, where I came across the A+ tutoring program, and so my journey of giving back began. While tutoring, my patience for others really evolved, partly by choice and partly because

In todays society there are many things that people can be involved in. One is volunteering. Local organizations around my community are always looking for people to come in and help volunteer with the young and the old. A local Boys and Girls club is one that I volunteer at when ever I get a chance to. Volunteering with the Boys and Girls Club has allowed me to help the boys and girls to have a safe place to come learn and grow while having fun. It is a place where young people can come and know someone cares about them. Volunteering makes a difference in the lives of boys and girls in the community. (Volunteer1) Volunteering with the Boys & Girls Club has taught me more about the organization, what a volunteer does, and what I can learn from volunteering.

The St. Jude Trike -A- Thon fundraising program is ending this Wednesday, April 5th.The children could have the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike safety and support the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the same time. Please send me back the St Jude Research Hospital donation sheet if you collected donation or made a donation ( even if you have donated online). The children will ride school bikes on Wednesday, April 5th as a part of the St Jude Trike - A - Thon fundraising program. Children can bring their helmet if they have one, otherwise they can wear one of the school helmets.

“Last year, UI Children’s Hospital cared for 67,239 patients from every county in Iowa, nearly every state in the United States, and several other countries,” says the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Over the past four years of the 5k/Bike Ride being put on, Macy and Carly Gudenkauf have raised over sixteen thousand dollars for the Child Life Program with the help of many others who pay it forward. With that being said, the Brighten A Kid’s Day 5k/Bike Ride is an outstanding way to pay it forward to the individuals and families who are fighting to stay strong and healthy daily.

What sets this fundraiser aside from all usual fundraisers is that it helps create a meaning of realization and understanding of the people that they are helping by getting people to give up something that those people don`t have for 40 hours and what we take for granted in everyday life. This deeper understanding gives the fundraiser more meaning and spirituality, knowing that what you are suffering during this fundraiser is done by people you are helping every

Time is a valuable item to most people, but taking time to help other is much more precious. No matter how a person devotes their time volunteering, they will benefit, as well as the persons or person they have helped. The effects of volunteering are: becoming more humble, seeing the happiness volunteering brings to others, and developing excellent social skills. As Erma Bombeck once said, “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another” (“Volunteering at FineQuotes”). She describes volunteering just as it should be. We should love one another and take care of each other instead of tearing each other apart. Volunteering is something everybody should try at least one time in their life. Volunteering has magnificent benefits and is time well

This is the reason why most people volunteer. The Statistics Canada Volunteering in Canada survey found that 93% of volunteers said that making a contribution to the community was the key motivational factor in their decision.

Just a reminder of my St. Jude run I will be doing December 5th. I am still raising money and am very thankful for the donations already given by a few of you    I can’t thank you enough!! If you would like to donate I have attached the link below. Just an update on where I’ve been on my runs.. as you all may know a half is 13.1 miles, I have ran up to 12.5 miles, I run 3-8 miles daily during the week days, and I try to do anywhere from 8-12 on the weekends. Cool weather has come and it has been MUCH easier but during those summer days it was not easy and many times I wanted to give up. There were a few things that always stuck in my head and motivated me to keep going: the daily pain, sacrifices and smiles of the children

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.

Approximately one million people flood the streets of more than 300 participating cities to be part of this special, annual event. Each walker on your team will be asked to raise money to fund much needed heart disease research, as well as the American Heart Association’s education and advocacy efforts.

Donating food provides less fortunate people with nutritional meal options. Not only are you providing for them, you are providing something for yourself. Studies have shown that people that do for others are happier than people that do not do for others. Providing food gives someone the feeling that people care about them. For example, Meals on Wheels, delivers food and meals for those that are unable to do for themselves. The organization, also, allows for those in need to have someone check in on them everyday. This is often the the highlight of the day for the

As I sat there and thought to myself what did everyone thing of me after hearing what I have done. “Taylor Bloom responsible for the deaths of 53 high school students. My head started to wander back to my high school days. In my sophomore year, I was bullied nearly every sing day by the stupid jocks. I started to hate myself so I decided to change my look. The next day I straightened my hair, put a black skirt on, and a white button up shirt with some heels, I left a few of the buttons on my shirt unbuttoned. I was making my way up to the school, I saw all eyes on me even the jocks could not take their eyes off of me. WAS I BECOMING POPULAR? Two weeks later I was the most popular girl in South Lake High. I had a tall, handsome boyfriend and my two new best friends Karli and Rebecca. Everyone wanted to be like me, everyone loved me or as I should say “worshipped me”. Until one night at a party I got super intoxicated and ended up doing things I probably shouldn’t have. That next day everyone was talking about it and all eyes were on me not that I am complaining, but it was not a good look they were giving me… they all knew what I had done that previous night. I did not show up for school the rest of the semester in fear I would lose my reputation so I started getting homeschooled.