My Community Service Experience :: Volunteer Work, Service Learning

I have found that among its other benefits, great(p) liberates the brain of the giver.-- Maya AngelouThis year, I had the opportunity to give back to the community in many ways. I volunteered at Helping Hands, Meals on Wheels, and the county Science Museum. These volunteering experiences further opened my look to the needs of my community and the many opportunities to serve by volunteering. Helping Hands has helped my family in the past. Several years ago my family was struggling with income and Helping Hands was magnanimous enough to help us pay our electric bill. I chose to volunteer at Helping Hands because I wanted to give back to the program. At the time, it seemed like there was little value in sorting piles of toys but then the manager tractd with me that many children would be very beaming to receive these toys for Christmas. This one comment helped me to put it all into perspective. Volunteering isnt about me it is about playing an active in the community. Bringing joy to families who argon suffering, giving hope to the hopeless.I also had the privilege of helping with the Meals on Wheels non profit organization. My grandfather used to be a Meals on Wheels recipient and he would share with me how he enjoyed looking forward to their company and a hot meal daily. I volunteered because I wanted to give back and help someone elses loved one in the same way. It was very rewarding delivering hot meals to people who didnt have the means of getting one as wholesome as being there for them to talk to. Overall, it was a very humbling experience, it made me realize just how blessed I am and how much I take for granted daily. At the Science Museum I helped take inventory as well as help prepare for community services much(prenominal) as the Science Nights and Boy vigil and Girl Scout camp-ins. When I was young, I personally had the opportunity to participate in one of the Girl Scout camp-ins they hosted. I remember how the volunteers worked hard cooking o ur breakfast and helping with the activities. It was very rewarding to be on the giving end instead of the receiving end. The Science Nights, which are free to the public, are a good outreach to the young students in the community. These nights are a way of making education fun and exciting for the children.