PANS Research Program Reflection Paper

As far as community service, I volunteered at a local activity center and worked at a local salvation army thrift store. At the NorthWest Activities Center, I assisted employees with organizing invoices, answering phone calls, making any reservations

In regard to community, I have volunteered for my clubs, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), BPA (Business Professionals of America), NTHS (National Technical Honor Society), Cross Country and others. From helping the club itself to representing the club through charitable acts, such as making christmas a little better for military families, or helping at assisted living centers. My parents taught me at a young age how to be a considerate

I volunteered at the Gonzales City volleyball clinic where I assisted the head coach by helping the young volleyball players learn how to set, serve, hit, and bump. I did this three times a week for three hours each day. The clinic consisted of children from ages 7-14 and each age group went in at different times. Also, I did community service at my local St. Theodore Church by helping in the jumping house at the church carnival. For the past four seasons I helped fundraise at the high school football games by selling food at the stadium snack bar. In every home football game I would stay for more than half of the game in the snack

I am a member of National Honor Society. We volunteer and help people in anyway we can. So far I have about 20 hrs of community service. I helped my teacher moved everything in his class during the summer. I helped an old woman raked leaves in her backyard. I volunteered to assist my high school's registration. I lend a hand to elementary school children and basically played and watched them. I assisted a youth wrestling tournament. There are many more services in which I hoped to help out.

While volunteering at Discovery Challenger I have exclusively worked with a blind man named Geno. My service to the Discovery Challenger Program has positively affected the community in that the athletes that required a helper were able to have me as one despite the limited number of volunteers who helped the athletes. Another community service I committed myself to while in high school was the club Life is Delicious. Life is Delicious is a club that between two and three times Year members of the club cook a warm meal at the high school, and then some go to the St. Vincent DePaul Homeless Shelter in Waterbury. At the end of my sophomore year I was named Co-President of the club. As a member of the club I went to all of the cooking and serving activities and was able to help the homeless of Waterbury by giving them a warm meal. The most impactful service I performed in my opinion was during my junior year when I was the organizer for the Penguin Plunge. During my junior year I thought that it would be a good idea for the basketball team to do the Penguin Plunge in order to raise money for Special Olympics Connecticut as I had done so in the previous two years. So, I approached the athletic director

I have volunteered our local chart choose around my neighborhood that have partnered up with the Houston food Bank . Once a month on a Saturday the Houston food Bank sends a truck full of food and the church distributes the food to people in need around the neighborhood. I along with others would work behind the scenes and package all the food into a box and prepare for it to be distributed. Volunteering for this cause was super fulfilling. Regardless the hot weather I would wear again I knew that it was going to such a good cause. Just imagining a family who would otherwise struggle to have a meal to eat would now have a whole feast f have a whole feast ready on their table for their families.

Throughout my life I’ve been involved with many activities within my community. From volunteering to serving mass at my local church to helping with the little kids at mustard seeds. Personally, my best involvement would be volunteering for the D.A.R.E program.

One community service that I have done with my dad is Brooklyn Nets Basketball camp. It was for the community of Brooklyn and It was for the kids and to get them better at the sport. Therefore they had NBA players like, Chris McCullough, Sergey Karasev, Rondae-Hollis Jefferson. Those NBA players came to the camp and they interacted with the kids. However, all that was great but the best part of the camp was to have the kids ask the NBA players questions. That was when we got to take a step in their shoes and learn from their experience.

One of the best experiences that I’ve had while doing community service is while I was volunteering at Vacation Bible School through my church. I helped elementary school age kids learn about religion while having a lot of fun. The creative activities that I helped make kept the kids engaged while still teaching them about the Bible.

During high school I was one of the leaders of our high school volunteering organization. I have volunteered NTFB, Texas Discovery Garden, Angel Tree for the salvation army, Race for the cure, YMCA turkey Trot, Blood Drive of 2014, the Balloon Festival, and the MLK convention. I was also the founder and the leader of the middle eastern club. I was a member of our high school student council and a member in LULAC. I was also the treasure in our high school’s choir. I worked at my high school’s admissions and testing center. I also volunteered at the GO center which helps the students apply for scholarships and FAFSA/TAFSA paper work. All of this community work has made me understand what is the meaning of giving back to the society and helping

While in the big picture I am a rather small puzzle piece. I consider my volunteer work with Cyclone Aid and Irish Miracle to be the most significant events I have done volunteer work with. Cyclone Aid and Irish Miracle are can drives held every year by my school and every year the amount of people that volunteer to walk around the city collecting cans is immense. To me the value of these events is that I get to go home knowing that I have helped feed people for weeks to come by just simply going door to door for donations. The reason I feel so good about helping my community is because when I drive downtown and through some areas it is very visible that some people just are not getting the help they need. In terms of scope, nothing surpasses

I have volunteered at the Alzheimer’s Walk, where I got to experience the emption of families walking for a cure for their loved ones. I volunteered at the Fiestas De Las Americanos parade, and I got to walk in the parade while celebrating my Latino heritage. I also volunteered at Pumpkinville, where I helped children paint their pumpkins for Halloween. Volunteering is important to me because it allows for me to get to know people and their stories. It also allows for me to show others that they are valued, and I think this is often forgotten in our fast-paced

My most rewarding volunteer experience was the time I operated a game booth during my church's annual fair. I remember the day as if it were yesterday; it was

Most recently, I participated in community service projects (approximately 100 hours over my four years) while a student at Saint Mary's College in the following clubs and committees: Member of SMC Stand UP; Member of Residence Hall Association; Formal Committee; Improvements Board Committee; Fundraising Committee and Member of Varsity Tennis Team. The projects I participated in included involvement in local nursing homes, Riley Hospital for Children, Hannah's House (women's care center) and tennis camps.

Doing service is one of my favorite things to do. I remember when I was young, my mom would sign the entire family up to go somewhere and simply do service. Sometimes it would be to Gleaners, and other times it would be random places that needed service done. One of the greatest family service projects we did as a family is we incorporated a mission trip into our summer vacation. After traveling up north and sightseeing, we went to Wisconsin for a mission trip. There we did various activities including painting houses, yard work, food cleaning, and more. This was all family influenced though. One event that I do which has had the greatest impact on my life is my volunteering at Cass Community. As a school organized service activity, four other