Dear Professor Burleigh,
Although I understand that we have a paper due tomorrow, I will not be able to attend class. I am feeling very ill and cannot make it. I can be there on Wednesday, and I will bring you a doctors note if you would like. Please let me know if you want me to bring my paper in on Wednesday. If not, I can email it to you right away so you have it. I do apologize about the inconvenience.
Thank you,
Michelle Persico
Monologue
I never really had a hobby when I was younger. Im not athletic, so sports were out of the question. Something that really interested me was community service. It was a great feeling to know that I could help someone by doing something so small. Nobody ever forced me into doing it, I went on my own. In 6th grade I started by joining the March of Dimes committee in my school. Ever since then I have attended every walk in Staten Island. In 6th grade I also started going to a food pantry with a friend. We would stock up all the food that people donated. During junior high I also was a part of the Alzeihemers Foundation. They would hold Chinese Auctions and I would help run them. When I entered High School I joined two youth groups. One of them focused on figuring out volunteer projects that we could do. Something we chose a lot was to go to a soup kitchen. We bought and made the food ourselves. Seeing the grateful looks of the people was a huge reward in itself. My favorite volunteer group was called T.H.E Group. It stood for Teen HIV Educators. We would go to group homes and teach younger kids things other than celibacy. The man that ran this group was HIV positive, and he would tell his story. He has done amazing things for the cause and fought his own battles. He has been a great influence in my life, causing me to want to do more to help others.
This is T.H.E Group at Dine Out Against Hunger
