I Give Back To My Community Reserch

I try to participate in as many community outreach activities as possible. I received a gold medal in the President’s Service Award for my contributions to the community. I volunteered as a tennis coach, camp counselor, Kumon grader, and library helper in the summer following my freshman year. Most my volunteer work has consisted of teaching of some form. Education is extremely important to me, and I feel it is the best way to give back to my community. Learning is the focal point of my life, and everyone who has ever taught me has had an impact on me. Through educating younger students, whether it was in math at Kumon or on the courts at tennis practice, I became a small part of each and every child’s life. I also learned so much from these
The simple outlook children have on life taught me a lot and made me a more optimistic person. I tried to see things like they did, and now, I always try and be happy, like them. It is uplifting to see such excitement in children and made me want to put all of my extra time into community outreach. During the school year, I volunteered as a tutor. This form of teaching was very different compared to teaching younger kids, because the interactions were much more serious. I tutored quite a variety of things, from Spanish to geometry. However, those were much more random tutoring sessions. I had one consistent student, whom I tutored in chemistry. We met before school, after school, or during breaks, if there was ever a concept she did not understand. We always met before major tests or quizzes, and yet again, this helped me as well. I understood general chemistry so much better after teaching it because I had to understand it well if I was going to teach it well. As a Dan member in martial arts, I had the opportunity to help with belt testing and teach lower ranking
He inspired me by showing me that money is not necessary to make one happy. Master B was not a rich man himself, but even though there was no monetary profit in running the dojang, he continued to do it. As soon as I received my Dan and could help with classes, I tried to do as much as possible because I wanted to help these people. I gave all the time I had while I could to teaching the students, and sometimes would come to the extra class sessions so I could help out. During my time coaching other students, I learnt a lesson from my Master’s actions that I will never forget: everyone should have equal opportunity, no matter the person’s background, and if this requires your own sacrifice then so be it. Slowly I realized community outreach was great for oneself too, because all forms of community outreach benefited me in some way. In student council at Casady, we organized a walk-a-thon to help the Children’s Hospital at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. One of the previous football coaches at our school had a daughter who was born disabled, and she inspired me and my fellow student council members to organize this event and raise as much money as possible for children in the