Life And Dedication Of An Organization

Life changing events often occur in the most unexpected places to the most unexpected people. During my experience at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, (RYLA) I met other teenagers my age from various ethnic groups, personalities, and interests. This camp taught me how to work with others and learn to be a team player, as well as utilize and strengthen my leadership skills to the max. It was an exciting wave of emotion for all of us, and luckily created a major influence in my life.

On April 26, 2017 I was made eighth grade secretary. Last year Mrs. Trimble, our advisor, just had us in her advisory. Thirty minutes a week to organize immense school functions for a little over one-thousand students wasn’t enough time, imagine that. This year we have student council as an elective class, so we are allowed more time to do what we need to. This is extremely nice because we have a lot to do as a board. Student council positions in high school can open up opportunities to apply for scholarships and prepare you for future jobs. Soon enough, I’ll start thinking about those possibilities, but all the worry is worth

Over the past few months as we participated with the “Big Brothers Big Sisters” program, we divided into small groups in order to focus on different aspects of the organization during this project. The project included three main groups: social media, public relations and group planning. The first group was responsible for social media around campus. The second group managed public relations, which made flyers and used other media resources to spread the word throughout the campus. The third and final group focused overall group planning with the kids. This included different activities and parties for the children. As a class we were to plan and coordinate two functions that included the Big Brothers Big

My many years of being involved in student council exposed me to discover my passion for event planning, as well as my area for improvement

Starting from Girl Scouts to CJSF, my early love for aiding others quickly developed. However, my most pivotal service experience is my involvement in Key Club. As I became further involved in this organization, the thought of advancing my role by becoming an officer became very persistent in my mind. Being extremely shy and withdrawn, the idea of being a leader was incredibly intimidating to even fathom. Despite my shyness and anxiety causing me to doubt myself, my love for serving others outweighed any uncertainty I had in myself. After a daunting speech and election process, I gladly accepted the challenge of a club secretary, which has given me the opportunity to not only serve my community, but the members of my club. My experience as a Key Club officer has enriched my perception of myself and widened my range to serve. It has taught me to take risks and step out of my comfort zone in order to pursue my passions. Key Club has served as a platform for me to become more engrossed in my community and lead me to consider careers in which I can help those in

According to Gephart and Marsick (1996, p. 34) states that, “A learning organization is an organization that has an enhanced capacity to learn, adapt, and change. It 's an organization in which learning processes are analyzed, monitored, developed, managed, and aligned with improvement and innovation goals.” I would classify my organization as a learning organization. They invest in our learning, development, and advancement. Within our organization, they ensure that we are capable of doing and performing our job. They bring forth training opportunities, workshops, and classes that facilitate our capability to do our jobs effectively and efficiently. During our work retreats, we gain lessons that equip us to handle the day to day duties we need to get our job done and further the growth of the organization. Nonetheless, my organization is very concerned about obtaining excellence and success for its employees and they promote that at all costs. Learning organizations are classified as very essential and important aspects of a business. They make certain that you have the needed and necessary abilities to sustain your organization and job duties (Bethel University, n.d.).

In fifth and sixth grade, I was invited to attend The National Young Leadership Forum, an organization dedicated to serving academically gifted and talented youth. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to spend a week in Washington D.C., where I learned the qualifications of a righteous leader and to develop academic abilities and interests. I will bring my knowledge of leadership to sustain a school community in which students will strive to maintain integrity and trust with each other. By engaging in community service, I have an opportunity to learn experientially, expose myself to diversity, and develop a sense of responsibility. By volunteering in multiple ways in the last several years, I was able to knit hats for children in hospitals, help at a local food bank, create and donate bookmarks for third graders, and help at the Bellaire Public Library. Helping others has given me a great sense of satisfaction and I plan to continue working on various community service projects in the future. Born and raised to Israeli parents, I am benefited with bilinguality, traveling overseas, exposure to other cultures, and insight on global

For the volunteering assignment, I chose two volunteering events: the “Norcal Community College Counselor Breakfast” and the “CSUEB Education Summit.” Both of these events are being held on the California State East Bay Campus. They are both classified as special events, and they are both hosted by the Prospective Student Services Department. Although each of these events has a specific focus, they are both directly related to addressing the needs of prospective CSUEB students.

The Junior Civitans Club is a community service organization that I have been a member of throughout my high school career. I participated in three Relay for Life walks for life, and helped to raise hundreds of dollars for the Relay for Life cancer research campaign. In my Sophomore and Junior years, I was elected to be on the Leadership committee as a Representative and later a Secretary. This year, I was elected President of the club and preside over all meetings and service projects. The Greenwood High School chapter of Junior Civitans “adopted” a girl’s cottage at the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home this school year. The Connie Maxwell Children’s home provides residential children’s ministry to abused, abandoned, and neglected children.

With the incidence of childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease continuing to climb, it is understandable that concerned individuals searching for effective methods of reversing this trend would target school lunches. Children consume up to half of their daily calories during school, but the government has not yet placed any limitations on the sugar content of their meals. When viewed generally, the implementation of restrictions on the amount of sugar in school meals appears to be the universal solution to combatting childhood health problems, but in practice it cannot be feasibly implemented in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Although sugar is a major factor contributing to the declining health of the adolescent

Food consumption is one of our nation’s biggest problems especially among our children. In the 1950s we began those golden years on the rise and once the 1970s came around we became a country that Mcdonalized things. “Food manufacturers began producing larger portion sizes in the 1970s and continued to do so at an increasing rate through the 1980s and 1990s, leading children and adults to eat more and take in more calories during meals and snacks” (CDC, 2005a; Young & Nestle, 2002). As a result, our kids begin to consume a lot of these foods and drinks that lack nutritional value and that increases their chance in health problems. Through investigations, it has been found that children are the biggest market for carbonated drinks with boys drinking 20% more than girls (Green, Hargrove, and Riley 2). This issue starts our nation on a path that many of us do not want to go down, many of these children who over consume will face the threat of obesity at a greater chance in older age compared to peers with balanced diets. As we process this through our minds, it cannot be overlooked that we as a nation face many challenges. Finding solutions is something that should be a number one priority among parents.

Erin Savage, my mentor for this event, guided me through each of the stages in this process, such as planning, organizing, and implementing. Her patience and use of critical thinking skills offered this program with the fundamentals of a business, yet her talent for made this program enjoyable for all. Working alongside Mrs. Savage taught me the power of influence in positivity, and uplifting myself and others. While aiding her in the development of this program, I came to the realization of the significance when educating the youth in the

And as I joined our school’s leadership training program, it opened my eyes to a whole new way of learning . In that classroom, I was taught not by reading an article, but through demonstration and experience. This program helped me become a better leader and inspired me to be to be more active in society, standing up if you believe something is wrong.. Through the various community service projects that we do, it helps me understand that even though I might think that my life is difficult at times, others have it worse. I help prepare our school’s annual Honokaa Thanksgiving Dinner that feeds up to 900 people each year. We try to help those who struggle to provide their own meals for the holidays. Our leadership training program also set up our community’s Relay for Life, last year raising $10,000 towards the cause. We also organize and set up our school’s most important events such as Homecoming and Prom which many students create memories that last a

This year, I am part of the FBLA American Enterprise Day for Heads or Tails in my school’s chapter. I hold the VP of Curriculum position. I am also a member of CSF and I am looking forward to being an active member by volunteering in my community. In the next academic year, I will be starting a club in my school that focuses on guiding students to find a career pathway using their strengths, interests, and values. I have leadership experience that will help me in my role as a member of the Teen Council. I will also be able to use my experiences as a member to help me and my community in my later years of high school and

Founded in 1986, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, set its goals to advance the science and education of psychiatric or mental health nursing. It was also established to unify this specialty. Currently there are 40 states or local chapters. This organization promotes the health, wellness and recovery of mental illnesses. Their reason for being developed is the expressed in seven core values of empowerment, inclusivity, integrity, collegiality, innovation, transparency, and stewardship (Adams, 2015). This organization has set four short term goals. These goals include being an indispensable resource for member networking, to form alliances to advance the mission, being the expert voice on psychiatric nursing, and to integrate research, practice and education. Their long term goal is to be the recognized leader in advancing psychiatric-mental health nursing to improve the mental health of the population (Adams, 2015).