Serving my community means giving without being asked to give. It means working towards a more fair society by helping those who are struggling, or at a disadvantage, so that they can gain an equal chance to others at find opportunity, happiness, and success. Distributing meals in a soup kitchen allows people who are struggling financially to worry less about finding a way to feed themselves and to focus more on their other necessities. Tutoring 3rd graders who are falling behind in math or English class helps them catch up to their peers and level out the playing field in competitive schools.
As a Baruch scholar, I should devote time and effort to improving Baruch College as a whole. This could mean volunteering at fundraising programs or spreading awareness about events that would allow the students to do good for others, such as blood drives or toy drives. The service requirement in our honors program encourages us to become more involved in our local communities and, because of this, it is very likely that we will continue to lend a helping hand to those who are in need during our school breaks and our free time.
Volunteering doesn’t only help the people that we are serving– it also helps us mature and become more aware of the difficulties that other people face. Many of us are fortunate enough to have supportive families, food, and shelter. By giving back to our community, we are acknowledging the social issues all around us, and hopefully this will motivate us to create solutions for them.