Why I Want To Volunteer

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My full name is Wayne Mason Toledo and I have applied and been accepted into the études français at Glendon College. To start off, I would like to say that I have done the majority of my volunteer experience at the same place, which was my elementary school. I have completed over 800 hours of community service at Anson Park Public School, where I volunteered everyday in Grade 9 and 10. Afterwards, in grade 11, I decided to do a co-op placement there and still volunteer after school, apart from the placement. I have done many things there, including helping coach the junior boys & girls and senior boys and girls volleyball team, where I helped the coach out with drills and giving the students pointers, so that they could become better. During this time I developed my friendship with the students and this allowed me to give them Being in grade 12 and having even more commitments has been at times difficult, however volunteering provides me a relief from the stress that I have from school. I started to work at the start of the school year and commit myself to work everyday for 6 hours from 6-12am and even longer on the weekends in order to be able to pay for university and for the things that are valuable to me. The problem with working so much is that I have to hone my time management skills, as I do not want to do bad in school, as that would contradict the whole purpose of me having a job, which is to pay for university. Although at times I have wanted to just quit, I have motivated myself constantly to keep working and volunteering, as I am not only making a difference in my own life, but also in the life of others, therefore I believe that I will always be able to make time to help those that are in need of

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