American Legion Post 44

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." is a quote that comes from William James, a great philosopher. This quote is saying that your actions do make a difference, no matter how small, and no matter if you think they make a difference or not. Every little thing you do has an impact somewhere, on someone, and on something. Actions do speak louder than words, and you never know how far down the line those actions will be felt. Community service is a great thing to put time and energy into. There are a lot of positive impacts that are made by individuals who contribute to community service projects. There are many different associations and activities that one can volunteer for to help out the community. I have done many different

If I was required to complete community service to graduate, I would select the American Legion Auxiliary Post 44 because our soldiers and veterans are underappreciated, do a lot for our country and its citizens, and deserve to be honored in life and in death.

To begin, I would choose the American Legion Auxiliary Post 44 as my community service because our veterans and soldiers are extremely underappreciated and I want to change that tremendously. Being a teenager, I see what lack of respect young adults and teenagers have for our military and its members. They do not quite understand the time, effort, and dedication that is put into being a member of the United States Armed Forces. It is not as easy as just signing a piece of paper and going through training. It is mentally and physically challenging, and those individuals sacrifice a lot to be where they are, as do their friends and families. When they sign that piece of paper, they are basically signing

Support the Troops is a program that sends gift packages to local soldiers who are deployed. It would be hard to be away from your friends and family for an extended amount of time. I am sure that they get to missing home and the luxuries of home such as candy, showers, magazines, gum, etc. They cannot get all the things over there that they can get here, so it is nice and greatly appreciated by them when they receive gift packages containing items unavailable to them. It not only makes those individuals feel good, but it makes the giver feel good as well knowing that they contributed to the happiness of a soldier serving his or her country at pure will. It is the least that an individual can do for someone who sacrifices so much and does not even expect anything in return. I love the idea of sending care packages to soldiers who are protecting my freedoms and rights. It is a way to get the entire community involved in community service because you have to get the items from somewhere. Having the items be donated by members through the community is a really good way to incorporate them and make them feel like they are just as much a part of the organization as those preparing the boxes are. Providing those soldiers with those luxuries is just another way to