This article was
easy for me to relate to because I have done so much community service between
being in Girl Scouts as a kid and being in High School. In my high school you
could not graduate without completing ten hours of community service within one
year. For me this was easy because I have done babysitting, pennies for
patients, happy baskets; which is for needy people in my town, coached soccer,
went to Alabama for a mission trip, Special Olympics, and many more. As this
article suggests, to write about your service learning I had to for one of my
graduation requirements. I felt like this did nothing for me because I knew the
principal was barely going to read it and I was writing it to waste my time
because my high school does nothing with them except to see if you did it or
not. For other kids it was a struggle to complete this task. Its sickening how people can not donate 10
hours of there time; even if its spread out, to help someone in need or even to
help a good cause.
http://happybasketsri.com/?page_id=8
This is one of the service learning I have completed. I couldn’t begin to count
the number of hours I helped with this organization. I have been doing it since
7th grade. It is a local organization that helps the less fortunate
around thanksgiving and Christmas time. Groups of people fill up boxes with a
bunch of food for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Also around Christmas time
all the schools in my town collect toys and clothes and this organization wraps
them for the less fortunate kids in my town. This year we have boxes of food
and gifts to over 500 famillies in my town. This is one of the service learning
projects I walk away knowing I made a families holiday a lot better.
I think it's the small things we do in our own communities that begin to make a difference. Even though you may not think your volunteering was a big deal, to those people you helped out, it most definitely was. It goes to show just how important these service learning projects are.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in high school i didnt volunteer that much after school. However, i did volunteer during the summer for my art program. Now that im in college and a little more responsible with extracurricular activities i begin to understand that volunteer work is a big help with community and people skills. i regret not volunteering anymore than i did during high school because it would have prepare me for college volunteer work like the tutoring sessions which i am new to.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's terrible that people couldn't volunteer a short amount of their time to help those less fortunate. My high school also had a volunteer requirement, and those who didn't complete it missed out on several important life experiences.
ReplyDeleteThat's great you were able to volunteer your time to help others. Some people can't afford to volunteer because, of their financial needs or other circumstances. I really like the image you used for this blog !!
ReplyDeleteThats great that you have done so much community service you must feel really good after you are finished.
ReplyDeleteThats great that you have done so much community service you must feel really good after you are finished.
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