Community Service

Posted on November 7, 2011 by olga.gadeh
  1. How did your community service work help the community?
    My service helped the community by providing basic foods for those who
    have trouble getting it for themselves.
  2. What were your initial reactions upon hearing that you
    would be engaging in a community service project? It wasn’t something so
    crazy because I was used to doing this from high school. We needed a
    certain amount of hours to graduate, and so we did similar things.
  3. How did it make you feel to give your time and energy
    to others? It felt really great and that it was all worth it once you saw
    their reactions and realized you’re really helping not just wasting your
    time.
  4. What did you learn about yourself, the people around
    you, and the service site? I’ve known this organization for my whole life and
    what I love about it is that they will go completely out of their way to
    help someone. I know so many people there who volunteer for hours every
    week and I learned that I can do that as well if I tried.
  5. What stands out as the best and/or most trying
    experiences that occurred while engaging in your community service
    project? What did you learn from these experiences? The most important
    thing I learned is to appreciate my life and realize how fortunate I am
    and I saw this when I got to look at how others live. However, it’s not
    important just to appreciate but to also reach out because of those
    feelings.
  6. How did engaging in this project relate to your
    education and the larger issues in society? I just saw how people do
    really live on different ends of the spectrum. I always hear it but now I was
    able to experience it in a way.
  7. How did your community service experience relate to the
    “Leadership and Service” session? It really takes a leader to take away
    time from their everyday life and help others. Not everyone is willing to
    do it.
  8. How has your community service experience changed your
    thinking, attitudes, and actions towards others, yourself, the community,
    and community service work as a whole? Every time I feel like complaining
    about how bad my life is I keep going back in my mind to the people who
    are struggling with providing food for their children and I see that that’s
    a real struggle- not mine.
  9. How has your community service experience impacted you
    personally? What is the most important thing you learned about yourself
    throughout this experience? There was one family we delivered to that was
    comprised of a single mother a three kids. I remember seeing the youngest
    girl’s face light up and I also realized that one tiny action you think doesn’t
    really do much can affect much more than you think.
  10. Were you satisfied with your experience overall? Why or
    why not? Yes. Why wouldn’t I be?
  11. Do you see yourself staying involved in the community
    during your college and adult years? Why or why not? Definitely especially
    in my community since there are opportunities every single day and they
    deserve it, me giving back.
  12. Sum up your service-learning experience in a one-or
    two-sentence headline: I know that I can make a difference.
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