The Effect Of CYC On Social Change

The process of being chosen for Future Leaders of Jones County included writing an essay and then being interviewed by a panel that oversees the Future Leaders of Jones County. In the organization, we were broken off into small groups and mixed with students from different schools around the county. I played a large role in my group— the fundraising leader. Our goal was to meet the needs of our local Battered Women’s Shelter, which were providing bedding, laundry, and a new playground for the women and their children that were also being homed. This project was very close to all of us in my group because there are so many battered and abused women in our community. In order to achieve the shelter’s wishes, we had to raise at least $1,000, so I had to go out and raise the money. With the help of many in our community, I was able to help my group reach our $1,000 goal, and we were able to go above and beyond accomplishing our project of service. After buying the necessities (pillows, sheets, blankets, detergent) for the shelter, we were able to purchase and put together a completely new play area for the children. The whole project was a success and getting to help better our community by enabling these women to stand up and get out of the situation of being abused so that they can start a new life. Seeing women like this made me realize how important it was

All during my middle to late teenage years I was involved in the politics of our city. My hometown was small, so there were many opportunities for youth to participate in events. From attending city council meetings that were held twice a month, I learned how I could actually become involved in the legislation process. By getting involved, I, along with some other members of the town, were able to pass a local ordinance, and I was also involved in the process of passing Utah Senate Bill 60, which became a law in March of 2015. Getting involved in the law making process taught me not just about the actual process of passing a law, but also about how normal citizens can and should take part of the legislative process. It also contributed to my desire to continue working with government and the

For years, it had been my goal to work at a nonprofit. I slowly worked toward this goal by obtaining my Master of Accountancy at Truman State University and doing a variety of volunteer work along the way. I won the Sister Ann Kessler annual community service scholarship my junior year of undergraduate school for volunteer and leadership work and continued to assist through the SERVE Center during graduate school.

Throughout my high school years I have achieved more than I thought I ever could. I began to get involved with the Evergreen FFA due to my family background of farming. As I got more involved I decided to run for an office and today I am president of the Evergreen FFA and a State Degree recipient. One thing I love about my experience in FFA is getting to help people in need and making our community a better place through all of the community service that we do. For example we go to christmas cheer to help local people in need during the holiday season. We also collect can food items for thanksgiving dinners for the less fortunate in the area.

My most meaningful accomplishment is finding my inner leader and learning to believe in myself. For many years I was extremely shy and I let this deter me from enjoying activities outside my comfort zone. Growing up I never really believed enough in myself to find my leadership abilities. It was not until early in my college career that I began to truly see my potential. My freshman year of college I began to open myself up to the possibilities around me by joining clubs on campus and making connections with those around me. The one organization that truly changed my outlook forever was Phi Beta Chi National Sorority. Within my sisterhood I began to open up and see myself as the leader I knew I could be. Once I had this new found outlook I

The two things that I can say without a doubt in my mind that I have done that have made a difference are my club, Irmo Arts Outreach, and my work at Lexington Medical Center(LMC) as a volunteer. Irmo Arts Outreach has left an impact more on the community than anything else, and the volunteer work at LMC has changed me more than anyone else. Irmo Arts Outreach was a dream I had, which I was able to make into a reality with the help of a few friends. What we do is go to the VA hospital to perform musical pieces for veterans, to let them know we appreciate everything they did for us and that they are not alone. I started the club, I organized our visits to the hospital, and I got permission for them to let us perform there. On our first visit

It is still scary to even go to school and outside the community, but with this program has taught me the importance of slowing down the rate of drug use within the school and my community. (I want people to focus more and notice more of our beautiful community and where we live than abuse of drugs and alcohol. (Costilla County Prevention Partners one time) started to offer classes for kids who wanted the help to stop the use of tobacco and drugs. It was a very successful class and some kids even stopped doing what they were doing. Being apart of this coalition and educating people has helped me decided that I would like to go into the medical field. I love when I learn something new and I am able to educate people out in the community who has no idea what is going on in our world. When I educate people it makes me feel like I am doing something good and right to help better our

Our rescue relies heavily on foster families, and while on the board I executed many educational sessions thereby increasing the number of foster homes. Facing cases of abuse/ neglect called on my maturity and ability to remain professional in the face of ignorance. Our spay and neuter program allowed me to work with multiple veterinarians and help to educated locals on pet overpopulation.

Through volunteering I began to learn the struggles that plow my city, I learned about homelessness, climate change, and the high numbers of animals put down yearly. Through my service I got the chance to meet Harry Reid, Dina Titus, and other congressmen in Washington D.C. I learned to come out of my shell more and step up for others who aren’t heard and along the way I discovered my passion in life, helping

My most meaningful accomplishment in the last few years is the work that I did as Social Chair of my sorority. When I was offered the position, I knew there would be stress from becoming the sole representative of my sorority to the rest of Greek life and other organizations. However, I greatly underestimated the stress of being the bridge between my organization and others. I pushed myself to see my position through and felt a huge sense of accomplishment after I was done and able to see the work that I was able to do. I would measure my success by comparing the work of other social chairs to what I was able to accomplish. Not only did I look at past social chairs within my organization, but I also sought out other social chairs for other

One of my proudest achievements is being invited to participate in the National Hispanic Recognition Program. I have wanted to enter into this program since I first heard about it in 10th grade. It represents how hard I have worked hard over the years to be where I am now. Receiving this opportunity demonstrates that everything my parents have done for me has been worth it, and it still is. From the start, I felt that participating in this program would allow me to contribute to the Latino community, to show that there is more than what the stereotypes

 What are you key accomplishments (e.g., active in specific areas, social contributions, volunteer activities, and unique or adventurous activities)?

Many things caught my eye while reading Dancing by Jonas. The first thing that caught my eye was how active, and how meaningful dance is in the Asante culture For example, all of the courtiers are responsible for passing down the traditions of song and dance (p. 87). Dancing in our culture is important to some, however, in Ghana it means much more.

One of the main themes of The Call of the Wild is that the world is kill or be killed and it is shown throughout the entire story.

When doing a class project and working with members it can always be challenging especially if you have two people with creative ideas and strong mindsets. One person may try to take over and put your ideas down. However, it is important to remain true to your own ideas and never give up just like the creator hero Snowball of the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. Snowball was trying to convince his ideas of how the animal farm should be ran to the entire farm. However, Napoleon had others ideas that most of the time conflicted with Snowball’s. Therefore, Snowball is depicted as a creator hero. Snowball from Animal Farm is a creator hero, since he is motivated by creating the best animal farm; his character flaw is trying to create ideas that are justifiable, which causes him to struggle with trying to convey his ideas to the animals to obtain their favor over Napoleon’s,leading to his ordeal.