Importance Of Dedication To Community Service

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I have demonstrated my dedication to community service by being part of service clubs, organizing volunteer activities, and volunteering at places that I feel are disregarded. I am a part of two service clubs; National Honor Society (NHS) and Interact. In NHS I was the communications officer or historian for a year. I would inform students of upcoming volunteer activities, and I would get them to volunteer. Some volunteer activities I participated in for NHS were park cleanups, beach cleanups, and fundraisers. In 11th grade I would go with some of classmates to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve to rid it of invasive species such as air potatoes and Caesar’s weed. Through NHS in 12th grade I also went with some classmates to a nearby beach, Upham beach …show more content…

Most of the students from my school were assigned to guide the people running and cheer them on. This was one of my favorite events because I felt that my small action of just guiding people and cheering them on to continue running for something important had meaning. While guiding and cheering the runners on a little kid came to me a put a stick on my head praising how motivating I was. I also enjoyed the Heifer and World Wildlife foundation fundraiser I got to be a part of setting up because the club officers and the teacher all agreed to host a paint day to get people to come to the event and donate money. I got to incorporate one of my passions to raise money to save animals and give disadvantaged people an animal to provide food for their families. Through NHS I learned a lot about how events are held and I learned about the Impact I can have volunteering. Through Interact I also participated in some volunteer events. In 11th grade I participated in a Boredom Busters event and made a set of coloring sheets for kids in a hospital to color

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