The Moore Food And Resource Center

Never would I have ever even begun to imagine that community service could be so enjoyable and such a rewarding experience. Throughout my life I have volunteered at many places but if I had to choose, I would pick the walk-a-thon I helped out with this year in March on the 26. The walk-a-thon took place at Gujarati Samaj (a cultural organization) in Tucker. My main supervisor at the event was Ram Patel. The event was organized for the elderly. Basically, the elderly would walk as far as they can and as they are walking outside, other volunteers and I were setting up the booths for food and games so, it was like a carnival and a walk-a-thon all in one. The walk-a-thon was my first experience volunteering, it felt good to see the similes on the

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.

I have participated in many activities that served to help others such as, taking my time to help at the Adult’s Day Care, help with anything that is needed at the nursing home, and on the weekends I would volunteer at the Youth Basketball Summer League by working at the concession stand, collecting ticket money, work for the scoreboard, and coach for my team. I also believe it is better to give than to receive. I donate money and toys to the St. Jude Children Research Hospital as well as giving to the Wounded Warriors. In addition to giving to the Wounded Warriors, my father and I participated in the cook off in honor of the warriors that have fought for our

At a young age I discovered a passion for helping others and I have continued to be passionate about serving my community since then. At the age of eight years old I began the first year of what would soon be my ten year membership of 4-H. Through that program and my church’s youth group I truly began to understand what selfless service was all about. I first began helping others by walking dogs at the local shelter and helping my 4-H club clean the sides of the highways. I later was able to experience several mission trips that opened my eyes to the larger aspect of service. My love for helping people continued to grow as I got older and I continued to find ways to make a difference. One of my favorite experiences was getting to help cook and serve a meal at a homeless

For my service project, I chose to work at the Meadowlark Meals organization. This organization takes in donations of food and uses them to make meals for children at the school to take home on the weekends. If these children did not take this food home, they would not eat at all over the weekend. I chose to work at this organization because I love kids and it is sad to see them hungry when I have plenty of food to eat. I wanted to make a difference in their lives and I thought that this organization could help me accomplish that.

Assisted young children between the grades of preschool to 8th grade in their education. I decided to volunteer because the children of today will be the children of the future and the more smart and educated they are the better they will be in the future. Another reason I helped was because it is hard for young children to adapt to the lifestyle of constantly moving from one place to another. Since their parents are migrants it can have a negative impact on them and their education. I remember one little girl is from Florida but every summer her parents move up to Michigan to work in the fields, but once the harvest is over they move back to Florida. She was behind in school and with the help of teachers and myself we motivated and helped her out so she was able to catch up. I really enjoyed volunteering the past two summers ago at the summer migrant program. If I had another opportunity to help I

For the past two years I have dedicated one Wednesday a month to going to Ronald McDonald House. While there, my peers and I would cook and serve a dinner for the families staying in the House. I loved the way it felt to give back to these families that had been going though such hard times with their children, so I decided to

I volunteered at the Hubbard House, which is a home away from home for people who have family in the hospital or are being treated by the hospital and don’t want to live there, as the hospital is a 5 minute bus ride away. Our job was to serve the residents who were currently housed there, a hot homemade spaghetti and meatballs meal with garlic bread and assorted desserts. We served them as if it were a restaurant and brought smiles to their faces.

After much thought about what I would want to for my volunteer project, I finally settled on the “Feed the Homeless” campaign organized by the Southwest Rotary Club of Las Vegas. This experience allowed me to work with the fantastic organization, Rotary International, and has given me the opportunity to better myself, both personally and professionally, through working with great people and overcoming the challenges presented to me.

Me and my good friends Josh and Daniel volunteered at Salvation Army. Salvation Army is a place that people who don't have houses and can’t afford food or other essentials. They provide homes for homeless people and food for people who have a home but cannot afford food because of house taxes. They also have apartments connected to the food building. We did lots of different things at Salvation Army like we prepared and served meals, washed dishes, mopped the dining room and also cleaned up food. And all the other things we did are on the paper. We actually did everything on the list! The experience there was amazing knowing that I am making a difference in people's lives by serving food and helping clean up around the place, and we also got an opportunity to talk the some of the people around the

Throughout this past year, I was able to work alongside local Lions Club members as they put together their annual Christmas Care Project. I had the responsibility of posting flyers and putting together Christmas cards. This gave me a great sense of pride and a reminder of the amount of people this organization helps every year. It was crucial for me to complete all of my tasks, so the project could stay on track. Volunteering has showed me the importance of doing my part and completing duties on time.

We assisted the parishioners of the church where we were being housed by helping them complete some of their own projects, including using heavy duty cleaning supplies to remove the mold in the kitchen, replacing the ceiling tiles and replacing the baseboards that had been removed for painting. At Memphis Union Mission we sorted donations of both toiletries and clothing that were to be given out to the homeless in the area. We separated items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner so they could be packaged up and disseminated to those in need. Once the sorting process was completed, we went downstairs to help the pastor serve lunch in their soup kitchen. When we were volunteering at the Refugee Empowerment center, we helped the children of immigrants complete their homework, many of whom were not fluent in the English language. Once their homework had been finished, we taught them a popular game called ninja. At Girls Incorporated we first helped the students to finish their homework and then played some volleyball and kickball with them, a gesture that was well

Growing up, my uncle Frank would volunteer at the local soup kitchen every Saturday. At an early age, he started taking me and my cousins along with him to help feed the homeless. One of my earliest memories is actually serving soup to the needy out of that kitchen. I remember seeing how appreciative the majority of them were when we served them food. Being able to count of three meals a day was something I had always taken for granted. The people we helped did not have that luxury. This taught me at an early age

One weekend we planted trees at a neighborhood park, and the following weekend we went to a local preschool and helped rebuild their playground that had been destroyed in a flood in Houston. Since then I have tried my best to keep my good deeds going. After moving to Kwajalein in 2016, I was moved by the massive poverty on the nearby Ebeye island. Because of this, I gathered my old toys from when I was young and donated them to the kids on Ebeye, seeing as they needed them more than I did. As well I have helped set up the last two basket auctions with my mom, and have volunteered at the Bargain Bazaar as well. When I temporarily moved back to the United States and attended Edmonds Community College, I wanted to keep volunteering in anyway I could. I went with some other people from school and helped pickup international students from countries such as Korea, China, Indonesia, and France. I knew how they felt moving to a new country where they did not speak the language, and decided to help them

Over the past four years, I have volunteered in the community to assist many target areas. The Salvation Army was among one of the first location I volunteered as an undergraduate. I was given the opportunity of helping and assisting the thrift shop. I was asked to find and sort through undamaged coats, shoes, and novelties to give back in to the community. Assisting the Salvation Army was a rewarding and interactive experience that pushed me into the homeless population. I was able to provide one on one help with people unable to purchase a coat for the winter condition.