Volunteering Personal Statement
Appreciating
Blessings
I have been greatly appreciative of the opportunity to volunteer in this great city of Atlanta, Georgia and worldwide as well. I have volunteered on community projects, high school athletics, and in orphanages. I chose these different projects because I had an interest with them, and I believed they would have a lasting impact on my community. In my worldwide travels, I have put in over 80 hours of work for two orphanages in South Africa and in Trinidad and
Tobago. In my projects back home, I have put in over 80 hours in community service projects. I’ve done projects for assisted living facilities, schools, and for environmental friendly organizations as well. My responsibilities as a volunteer were to help move donated furniture from one school …show more content…
My biggest challenge as a volunteer is to make a positive situation out of the negative one. With those children at the orphanages, I was constantly reminded that their parents were dead or the kids were abandoned and left to die. So everyday I was there I gave the kids a reason to smile.
One of the things that has given me the most satisfaction is seeing the smile on those children’s faces while I was playing with them and helping them with certain tasks around the orphanage. That feeling is one of the best in the whole world and that’s one of the reasons that make volunteering worth all the work.The lessons I have learned from being a volunteer is that to be respectful, kind, and also understand that the position I am in is a blessing.My position is a chance to share with people or other plants or anything else this blessing in any way I can.
I believe the activities I have completed are “Forward Looking” because I can aspire and maybe inspire kids my age, and some younger than me, to take the opportunity to give back to their community. I believe the word or term “Forward Looking” means that my
Blessings
I have been greatly appreciative of the opportunity to volunteer in this great city of Atlanta, Georgia and worldwide as well. I have volunteered on community projects, high school athletics, and in orphanages. I chose these different projects because I had an interest with them, and I believed they would have a lasting impact on my community. In my worldwide travels, I have put in over 80 hours of work for two orphanages in South Africa and in Trinidad and
Tobago. In my projects back home, I have put in over 80 hours in community service projects. I’ve done projects for assisted living facilities, schools, and for environmental friendly organizations as well. My responsibilities as a volunteer were to help move donated furniture from one school …show more content…
My biggest challenge as a volunteer is to make a positive situation out of the negative one. With those children at the orphanages, I was constantly reminded that their parents were dead or the kids were abandoned and left to die. So everyday I was there I gave the kids a reason to smile.
One of the things that has given me the most satisfaction is seeing the smile on those children’s faces while I was playing with them and helping them with certain tasks around the orphanage. That feeling is one of the best in the whole world and that’s one of the reasons that make volunteering worth all the work.The lessons I have learned from being a volunteer is that to be respectful, kind, and also understand that the position I am in is a blessing.My position is a chance to share with people or other plants or anything else this blessing in any way I can.
I believe the activities I have completed are “Forward Looking” because I can aspire and maybe inspire kids my age, and some younger than me, to take the opportunity to give back to their community. I believe the word or term “Forward Looking” means that my