Volunteering The first time I volunteered was at a humane society‚ and they had me cleaning out cages‚ and kennels. While I was cleaning‚ I was wearing gloves and a face mask‚ because the feces were so gross! A few of the dogs had actually gotten sick‚ while I was there‚ so I was cleaning up vomit. Breathing almost made me hurl every time I went into a different cage. When I was done‚ I had to go around outside in the running area and pick up poop. And after I was done with that‚ I went straight
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several occaisions. Aswell as internally I have also taken part in a lot of external volunteering work in my community. At a younger age I took part in the "Building Bridges" programme at Ysbyty George Thomas hospital. The project involved visiting the dimensia clinic once a week to spend time and interact with the elderly. Also during my GCSE study period I visited my primary school (Pen Pych) and worked volunteering for three weeks at the creche’ and just generally helped out with any jobs needed
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their decision of “volunteering as tribute‚” yet they have different motives regarding who or what they made their choices for. From the beginning of The Hunger Games‚ it’s clear Katniss has a true connection to her younger sister‚ Prim‚ and genuinely cares for her. “How could I leave Prim‚ who is the only person in the world I’m certain I love?” (Collins‚ 10) Katniss implies that in all matters‚ she’ll always be there for Prim‚ who is eventually her motivation for volunteering as tribute for her
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P3 Citizenship A good citizenship has many good benefits for a community and society as a whole such as; Improves society and makes a positive difference- Our social environment is becoming more of a better place because of the good citizens that live in it. They provide a sense of community in a area that doesn’t normally feel close and there is also a sense of pride around the whole surroundings. This can be maintained by people keeping the area they live in clean such as making their house and
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that fit into my schedule and was very flexible on allowing me to show up whenever I needed in order to get my hours. During this project I learned many valuable lessons‚ but I would say that the two that have stuck with me most are the impact of volunteering and the importance of selflessness. ACA is a completely volunteer run organization and would not be here to help the animals if it were not for volunteers like myself who devote their personal time during the week through the goodness of their
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In eleventh grade‚ my AVID teacher Mrs. Jara assigned the class to complete a learning service project‚ in which one was to give back to the community by completing twenty hours of volunteer hours. At first‚ I was stumped of how I could give back to Stockton‚ my community‚ in a meaningful way since this city was impoverished and filled with crime. Thinking back to my previous research paper on poverty‚ I remembered that education was the key in determining whether one was living below or above the
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of them. An ill adult could depend on the help of someone to guide them such as social worker‚ or some type of therapist. An elderly person could depend on the help of a caregiver. A dog is the same way‚ it depends on the care of someone else. Volunteering at the animal shelter helped me to realize that my undecided thought of becoming a Social Worker is what I wanted to do for my career. A Social Worker is someone that helps others. As I helped the dogs at the animal shelter‚ I realized that they
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Richards 1 Matt Richards Nickl English 1‚ P.5 6 May 2013 The Essence of Life: Kindness “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” (Mark Twain). Kindness is applicable to everyone‚ whether it means to be kind to someone‚ or receive kindness on a daily basis. It reaches out to people. What is kindness? Kindness is what ties the human race together as one. It’s a way of life that benefits everyone in involved. It’s what cheers up a friend after a painstaking day
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Ridiculous‚ pragmatic‚ stubborn‚ adaptable‚ crazy‚ serious – that’s my best friend‚ Logan Herlihy. Her contradicting personality perfectly complements itself. She is loved by everyone: kids‚ peers‚ adults‚ elderly. She is the type that will play patty-cake with a 3 year old for hours‚ and run to a door to hold it for an elderly person or someone with a handicap. She will always be there to lend a helping hand to anyone and everyone. “Lovely Logan”‚ a motivated athlete‚ a confident model‚ and
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only offer these patients a mental support system of care. I truly want to help them like the doctors in the hospital. Therefore‚ every week my aspiration of becoming a doctor grows stronger. After a hectic weekday of university‚ lab work‚ and volunteering; I usually walk back home by myself. This gives me time to reflect on my future goals and aspirations. I know that the path to becoming a good surgeon has no fixed distance and is a process of continuous learning. Nevertheless‚ it is the only path
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