My Favorite Partnership With Vibella Jewelry

Living in a strongly religious community, I was given many opportunities to provide service to fellow church members and also under privileged youth of the community. When I began high school I was given the opportunity to become a counselor during Vacation Bible School and

I have served God and those in need. I am particularly proud of my involvement with Hephzibah Children Association. During the holidays, I had the chance to volunteer and visit children at Hephzibah Children Association. It was an amazing experience to fill their day with joy. I also devoted a great deal of my time at the Christmas Cheer Foundation. Every year, I volunteered and helped those in need. Furthermore, a duty of mine was to help wrap books and other supplies for children to have something to open on Christmas Day. Reflecting on my devotion to God and my personal growth, I realized when I was younger I thought I was doing this for fun. As I grew older, I realized I was bringing happiness to children on Christmas Day. I have found myself being challenged and learning to balance everything in my life. However, serving God, and the community is an area in my life where I can say has been less of a challenge, but more of a

At church, in addition to my participation in the worship services, I volunteered at our church’s soup kitchen, medical camps and elementary school for underprivileged children. These experiences opened my eyes to the deprivation of love and care in the world and a dire need of God’s grace for people at large so they could receive forgiveness, healing and restoration in their lives.

While going to college I got to have the experience of a lifetime. Myself, and a group of 15 others went on a mission trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. We all got to see many cultural differences and help people in need. Helping people in need just

I serve turkey dinners and make means for the less fortunate. I also serve at mass most Sundays. My favorite experience was getting the opportunity to volunteer at the local hospital. I helped the older people in the clinic get up and stretch. After that I took on the task of prepping people before surgeries. Some of these people were very scared, but I always assured them they would be alright. I made beds, checked patients in, and really just loved the overall

As the time for applying to colleges rolled around, my parents pushed for my sister and me to look at schools all over the United States. They wanted to give us a good education and also give us the opportunity they never had. Both of my parents had to attend college in Hawaii. I knew we were just a small island and that there was so much more to experience. I grew excited to have a chance to move away and embrace new knowledge, memories, places, and friendships that would last forever.

I volunteered at the Little Lights Urban Ministries. I had the pleasure of working with adults and kids but, majority were adults in a low income community. Little lights was founded in 1995 by Steven Park. Little Lights is located in Potomac Gardens public housing apartments in Washington DC. It all started off with Steven tutoring one child in an uptown neighborhood. Then he met his wife Mary and things started expanded. They started allowing 15 kids come over after school to do homework and bible study. Sometimes they would order pizza or buy chicken to feed the kids if they stayed over late. A couple of years later they was blessed with the main building and somebody donated a van for transportation. Steven then start his nonprofit and

At BC I was blessed with a coach that belonged to a church that needed help setting up prior to the services on Sunday. To help out with this work he would take a group of players each month to set up. This allowed me to grow with my teammates, but also to meet new people. Also during my freshman year I was able to help the community in a way I never had before. I was told about helping at the concession stand at the local Bridgewater baseball fields. I knew this was beneficial because it would give the parents a chance to watch their kids without worrying about the concession stand. I was also able to meet new people and see the community that I was new too.

I volunteered to give a personal speech at the Salvation Army for extra hours, mostly all the kids there came to me and said “you really helped me change my life thank you.” It was the best feeling to inspired those kids that anything is possible if you set your mind to it and not give up.

I volunteered at the Atrium Court Apartments as an aid to a Tutor that would come in and help the kids who lived around the apartments with their homework and any other necessary needs. At first, it was difficult for me to balance my work schedule and volunteer schedule but gradually I learned how to manage work, school and volunteering and it felt like an accomplishment. I worked with and helped all the kids with the Mrs. Farrow, who was the Tutor in charge and conducted this after school program. At first it was hard for many kids to accept a stranger who would help them besides Mrs. Farrow but eventually, they were okay with me teaching them. As I started going gradually I started getting to know the kids a little more. Some louder than

Over the course of my high school career, I have volunteered in a variety of roles. For example, I have been an active member of my church, volunteering in the nursery or teaching Sunday school every week. In addition to these weekly commitments, my church has also provided me with the opportunity to volunteer at the Maryland food bank and in a program called "Rebuilding Together", through which my church helped rebuild multiple houses in the Frederick area.

For 3 years I volunteered at the Dallas Zoo, during the Summer. I mainly worked with kids and helped the camp counselors set up arts and crafts as well as help supervise the kids. The kids would draw me little pictures and they would hold my hand and tell me sweet things like "Miss Jessica you're the best!" I enjoyed this volunteer opportunity as it not only got me some volunteer hours but it also had nothing to do with anything I wanted to do with my life. I didn't want to work at a zoo, or become a biologist, and as much as I love kids I wasn't looking to someday becoming a teacher. Being there in a classroom surrounded by kinder through first graders, for 3 weeks, Monday through Friday, for 8 hours, in the summer, were the most rewarding moments I have experienced.

I have also worked in my local church as a volunteer. Apart from being in the youth group that organized film and musical shows for the local community, I served in the multi-media unit of the church. This has afforded me the opportunity to handle studio equipment as well as prepare jingles, montage and promo for church

Over the summer beyond working at California Pizza Kitchen I was allowed the opportunity to work at the summer camp sponsored through my church. I was hesitant at first about being a volunteer because I thought it would be boring and about teaching the word to kids 14 and under about Christ. I was happy to know that wasn't the goal of the camp. During the camp the volunteers along with the campers were allowed the opportunity to go on several trips around Atlanta. This was because our pastor said he wanted to provide an opportunity for students to gain knowledge as well as experience everything that is available in Atlanta. Surprisingly many Georgians have not visited all that is available at their finger tips. Everyday before camp I arrived

Service has always been a big part of my high school career. I have grown into the person I want to be, based on the service that I have done. With each service opportunity, I learn something new about myself and the world around me. One of the most meaningful service opportunities I have ever done was on Catholic Heart Work Camp, in Memphis Tennessee. I traveled to Memphis with a group from my youth group, to perform a week of service in poverty stricken areas in and around Memphis. My group was assigned to working in a Birthright office that was in need of cleaning, and repair. As I started the week, I did not know any of the other teens in my group, and I was hesitant to work with them. When we got to our worksite we were overwhelmed with