Personal Statement On Community Work

As a recent graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and a new Research Technician at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, becoming more familiar with different healthcare settings and helping others in doing so have always been of my interest. From my experience of volunteering as a piano teacher for inner-city children in Baltimore, I have learnt that even a small commitment and emotional support can make a big difference in the daily lives and the happiness of those in need. I have briefly familiarized myself to the hospital environment by shadowing physicians and conducting biomedical research but have yet to translate my volunteering experiences and the lessons learnt from them to the healthcare setting. I am a friendly, optimistic,

Having discovered my calling to work with nontraditional students, I took a position with St. Charles Youth and Family Services as a Teacher of Experiential Education. This position allowed me to interact with urban students from MPS who were expelled, court ordered or Special Education students who were deemed best suited to self-contained program. I loved the challenge every day. Every student was so different, but they all wanted and craved the same thing… acceptance and unconditional love. I wanted more.

Moreover, I often volunteer to do service in my community. I have been doing volunteer work for Walk for Hunger since from 2011. Also I participate many times in school food bank, which school donates food to families who need help. It was a wonderful experience because I was able to help out my community in a positive way. I like to be there for people who are in need because it shows people that I am a caring and loving them.

Currently, I am a member of Red Cross Club, UNICEF Club, India Club, MED Club, MUN club, and Symphony. Last year, I have also participated in the Robotics club. These clubs help me learn more about myself and my interest, my goals, and my skills. It really open up my viewpoint. By participating in all these clubs may seem very tense and demanding. In contrast, I joined these clubs because they relieve my stress. They are great ways to communicate with other students and have a lot of fun exposed to real life experiences in the fields/subjects you are interested in. Being a member of these clubs also gives opportunity to meet and network with other people with similar interests.

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

My most defining community service activity is my volunteer work at Kaiser Permanente. One time when I was escorting a disabled patient to the pharmacy, I chose to stay past my shift and take a detour to the cafeteria to help her purchase lunch as she did not have spare time throughout the day to eat. Being the only two people in the cafeteria, I wheeled her around, assisting her in ordering her food and carrying her meal. As she graciously thanked me for being patient with her, the expression on her face showed genuine appreciation for my action which filled me with satisfaction from my selfless deeds.

Throughout High School, I led multiple philanthropic projects. As president of the Ignite Organization, I involved students to raise funds for, and volunteer at a pregnancy center. I assembled a team of volunteers, and initiated fundraisers. This effort transpired over a year and continues to affect my community. I also developed a supply-drive to assist Hurricane Sandy victims through benefit events. Furthermore, I volunteered at summer camps as well as at my Parish as a counselor.

I have been very involved with serving my community throughout my life, and more so in the past few years because of my experience in the International Baccalaureate program and its service requirements.

Being a community assistant is important to me, because part of what has made my UP experience so great has been the frequent warm welcomes that have been received upon entering Kenna Hall. This would not be possible without the community assistants. Being involved in this opportunity will allow me to pass on the positive energy that I have received gratefully.

The clubs that I am a part of are Asian Pacific Islander Club, and an Ambassador. I contribute my time to these groups by being one of the leaders. As for outside of school, I am the eldest child; therefore, I have younger siblings who look up to me. For Asian Pacific Islander Club, I contribute my ideas in brainstorming discussion questions about current events and how it affects us as a minority group, and also planning for the International Day assembly. As an ambassador of the school, my responsibility is to encourage incoming high schoolers to attend Central Catholic.

After becoming a member of the National Society for Leadership and Success, I participated in countless hours of volunteer work for my community. One particular event that I always attend is the Raid for Kids. This event is a community Halloween event that provides children with a safer alternative to trick or treating. The event occurs on the University campus during day light hours and is supervised by volunteers and organizers. Later on I joined Habitat for Humanity in Albany, Georgia. Last year we participated in neighborhood clean-up projects. Recently Albany, Georgia had a destructive tornado that wrecked havoc on the city. So after the storm we came together to offer our help to people who were less fortunate than we were. This service

As my high school is very small with less than 800 students, there are very few clubs to join, but I did my best in finding ways to get involved. Over the past two years, I have been a member of We Group, a student-led club that raises funds and supplies for local and global communities. In We Group, I was solely responsible for creating documents, like permission forms and master lists, and arranging the collection of pledges and permission forms. This year, we raised over 600 books for Books for Me!, an organization which distributes books to elementary school children in the Vancouver area. During the duration of the whole event, I was in charge of keeping in contact with the organization, so they could pick up the books. Moreover, in the October of 2014, I also became a member of the Delta Youth Advisory Council (DYAC), which is a group of Delta high school students that meets up monthly to discuss topics and issues pertaining to Delta schools. Through DYAC, I voice my opinion and ideas during these forums to

This club is designed to show the achievement, leadership, citizenship, and service to others of the members. Being selected is a very high achievement and is very difficult. The first step is filling out an application. Once this is done students are selected to be interviewed. Then only so many students are selected from the students interviewed (Kansas State). This club is similar to the NHS program in high school.

I am in my school’s Student Council, which I am currently acting as the President. It has a lot of work in it, as much as my school work, but I stay in it because I enjoy doing it. My goal as President this year is to run the Council as efficiently and effectively as possible and create robust communication from the Council to the administration to voice the student body’s wishes, and wish to continue in the future. Because of this, I would like to get involved with student representation on campus to develop my leadership and responsibility skills even more. Getting involved with the student population would further my understanding of unique individuals and how people define themselves, as UPenn is a melting pot of different cultures and diversity. This would help me develop the communicative skills needed in order to participate in team

My mission is provided a high quality support in the classroom and families in the community. Being able to create a positive and successful learning environment by inspiring children to explore their world in a safety way while they develop their domains to achieve all needs the children require to develop productive citizen.