Student Learner Project Paper

Volunteering gives me the opportunity to be there for someone and to change people’s lives including my own. Volunteering to me is a way of giving back to the community or someone in need of help. For as long as I can remember I have always had the passion for helping people especially children and the aged, thus my interest in nursing. Any opportunity to perform an act of kindness made me happy that at least I could be of help to someone. From taking care of my siblings and cousins, babysitting, helping friends and among others. Of the many goals I have in life the most important one is to provide help to those in need through my commitment of service. I volunteered at a daycare school closer to me and

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

During my volunteer hours I learned a lot about my own community I that I have not been able to experience. For example I have never been able to participate in so many writing programs and workshops in my local high school, this is because I also did not attend my own local high school because my mother did not allow me to instead, she asked me to attend a charter school. By partnering with LA826, I was able to attend different writing workshops where I would help different high school student write essay, cover letters, and personal statements. Furthermore I believed that most of my activities consisted of just being able to listen to some of the students.

My BU 101 community service project involved volunteering at the Owensboro animal shelter. Some of the tasks we were responsible for completing were spraying down and cleaning the litter pans, spraying out the dog cages, cleaning out the cat cages, filling the animals food and water bowls, bathing the animals, and walking the dogs. I believe this was a good community service project our class because most of us love animals and we were able to do some good. As a class were able to help the shelter care for the animals, giving them more time to do other things like completing paper work or washing and drying the towels. It helped install a sense of responsibility and accomplishment in me.

Also it helps out a good cause unlike working at the school library. My supervisor was a volunteer, who was also my baseball coach mr. Meehan. I felt that my supervisors did a great job and a great deed stepping up in our community. They gave me clear instructions on what to do and when to do it, and appreciated us being there. I felt real good after helping out the special needs athletes because i knew that this affected a lot more people that i even knew it could, and i was happy to help. I feel like i made a difference helping out the athletes and made them feel good about themselves. In the future i can see myself volunteer at the same event or others like it that help others in

Volunteering and participating in service projects are two of the most rewarding activities in my opinion. Some people may find it was a hassle or only do it because they have to meet the minimum requirement for school or work. Helping others, for me, has always been somewhat second nature to me. Over many years of volunteering I believe I have developed qualities that will stick with me for life and benefit me in my career. As early as freshman year, in high school, I found myself looking for ways to give back. I started by looking for opportunities within school, where I came across the A+ tutoring program, and so my journey of giving back began. While tutoring, my patience for others really evolved, partly by choice and partly because

When I volunteer at Baltimore soup kitchens and Elkridge food pantries, I meet a variety of clients. Sometimes, I get a chance to listen to their stories. Their words let me know that they did not arrive here because of drugs or laziness, but because of their own unique, unfortunate situations. My experiences volunteering make it clear that everything is multi-faceted, whether it is a person, an object or an idea. The heartbreaking story of a rather scary looking gentlemen reminds me to not be arrogant or judgmental and to approach unfamiliarity with respect and curiosity instead. These activities expand my perspectives and teaches me to be humble. Overall, I am able to grow and mature as a person through these

Time is a valuable item to most people, but taking time to help other is much more precious. No matter how a person devotes their time volunteering, they will benefit, as well as the persons or person they have helped. The effects of volunteering are: becoming more humble, seeing the happiness volunteering brings to others, and developing excellent social skills. As Erma Bombeck once said, “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another” (“Volunteering at FineQuotes”). She describes volunteering just as it should be. We should love one another and take care of each other instead of tearing each other apart. Volunteering is something everybody should try at least one time in their life. Volunteering has magnificent benefits and is time well

In the beginning of the Level Two course in the Health Careers Academy, my instructor assigned the senior projects for each group. My project is concerning animal abuse awareness and why it is an extensive issue in the world. Ever since my group and I have started volunteering in Rescue Oasis, I began to realize how many animal abuse cases are ignored and the horrors these animals are exposed to. This project has allowed me to focus on helping others rather than myself and to understand the necessity of volunteers in certain areas.

Quick learner Exceptional communication skills Creative problem solver Certified Preschool Teacher First Aid and CPR certified Mother of 2 children Head Start programs Adept at working with special needs children Professional caregiver Managing classroom for diverse populations Expertise in Teaching Strategies

What motivated you to do your volunteer work? How did you come up with the idea for your activity? Who or what inspired you to get involved? How did your volunteer activity begin? Why did you feel it was important? (300 words)

For my second language arts project I decided to do the lend a hand project where you volunteer to help an organization that helps the less fortunate. The organization I volunteered at is Kids Fighting Hunger for their 4th annual We are Thankful. I packaged food there from 11:00 am to 3:00pm on November 20th. This organization that I volunteered at packages food and sends it to countries that need it like Asia and Africa. Packaging food made me feel like I was making a difference like Mother Teresa said “if you can't feed a hundred people then just feed one.” Volunteering at places like Kids Fighting Hunger makes you think about how lucky we are to have food, a roof over your head and clothes to wear. Not everyone has these luxuries you should

My knowledge as a student and my responsibility were extremely helpful during my time volunteering at SMS. I used these two skills often when I was helping the students to understand information and keep them on task. My strategy of being flexible in the way that I helped each individual student was also extremely useful for me and beneficial to the students. I was able to have an impact on more students by adjusting how I helped each individual based on their specific qualities and abilities. I learned that I have the ability to have a much larger influence than I realize. I was able to have a large impact on the students at SMS during my time volunteering there. I would recommend to the future volunteers at Sartell Middle School that they

First, I decided to volunteer at the elementaries Halloween celebration.This was the seventh of October and in the primary building. When I got there I finished help setting up, and after setting up was done then sent me right to work. My job was to help at a few games and tell the parents and students the rules and objectives of the game. In all honesty, I was not to thrilled I had to spend a Saturday helping little kids out with a Halloween party. After I got there and while I was helping out I learned that I had been very helpful to teachers. At the end they had thanked me for my volunteered time, and they informed me that I was a big help. The most important thing I learned was by me taking two hours out of my day, I made variety of kids and teachers day much better. If one volunteers their time they can make a difference, whether it’s big or small.

Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by thinking that our measly efforts can 't really make a big impact. We see the immensity of the need in the world and the pitiful smallness of our own contribution, and end up wondering if I have the ability to make any difference at all. I remember when I got involved with a local homeless shelter that had 100 beds. I thought, wow - 100 beds! This is a huge operation! It sounded like we were helping a significant number of desperately needy people. But then I heard that there were over 15,000 homeless people within that same valley. I couldn 't believe it! The percentage we were helping was pathetically small compared to the magnitude of the need. I mentioned this to the shelter 's director and he said, "Yes, but as small as our efforts are, they make a huge difference to the 100 people who we daily feed and provide food and safe shelter for their families."