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What Is Volunteering Mean?

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Standing in front of the podium getting ready to accept my award, I knew exactly how I was going to start my acceptance speech. “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but no one can count the apples in a seed.” - Anonymous. Being named the Texas Wildlife Association’s Youth Volunteer of the Year is such an amazing honor, something I will treasure forever. Knowing that just by lending a helping hand or doing some simple act of kindness effected someone enough to even recommend me for this award, is gratifying. Volunteering is my entire life, in fact it defines who I am. I spend most of my free time volunteering, whether it be spreading the word about organ donation, instilling leadership and teamwork values into young teens’ minds, or simply

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