Serving My Community

As a Baruch Scholar, I receive my college tuition fully paid as well as other perks such as study grants and first dibs on classes. I am very lucky to have been granted this opportunity, and thus feel an obligation to give back to my community. This obligation is reinforced in my Freshman Seminar course, as, unlike regular Baruch students, we are required to perform a certain amount of community service hours per year. Because my community has given to me, I feel it is perfectly apt that I give back to my community. I have many friends who go to schools both more and less prestigious than Baruch, and they struggle to pay their tuition. If not for my own fortune then at least for their hardship, I hope to help contribute to my community. For my community service project, my group has decided on helping the New York Blood Center. Blood is an invaluable resource, and I have a lot of respect for anyone who donates. I want to help promote this cause, and make the ones who contribute to it more comfortable.  Once my first semester is over, and I am better acclimated to college responsibilities, I wish to get more involved in my school’s activities and fundraisers.