For this service project assignment I was able to help volunteer for my nephew 's soccer league. It’s a small league that is based in Farmersville. As a volunteer I was able to work at their concession stand as well as helping out the teams with items that they needed. I gained a new sense of volunteering because not only do I rarely volunteer I forgot what a good feeling it is at the end of the day to know you 're helping out these kids. I started off by volunteering Sunday mornings since that is when all of the games took place. I started off by getting their at eight in the morning to help chalk the field. I figured I had never done this type of work and decided to sign up for this duty. Before I showed up to the field I was thinking that this job wouldn’t be so hard. I mean it was putting me chalk on a field for children how hard could that be? I definitely didn’t think this job was easy. This task wasn’t hard, but as a perfectionist I had to do the lines as straight as possible. Another task I was told to do was work concession stands as well as be on duty for what the coaches or the kids needed. They handed me a walkie talkie and told me to be alert if anyone needed anything. While I worked the concession stand my duty was to charge people for what they wanted. It was both me …show more content…
I don’t normally volunteer and when I do it’s such an awesome feeling knowing I did something for other people. Most of the time I go way too long without volunteering and I forget what a rewarding feeling it is to give me time. Another thing I learned was how appreciative this soccer club was. Everyone there welcomed me so nicely and it’s like I had known them for a long time. Not only was I able to help others out I was also able to make friends while I was volunteering. I believe that good comes out the good that we do and that is how I felt when I volunteered my time to this soccer
Willy Collignon recently started his job South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks as a Northeast Regional Park Supervisor. His office is in Watertown, South Dakota. Willy has several different job duties to perform, such as dealing with visitors, building bridges, constructing and maintaining trails, works with groups within the communities, and communicates to the public. Willy had an internship through Oakwood Lakes State Park before graduating college. Willy was asked what his hardest part of working for South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks and he explained that he can’t find one thing that is hard about his job because there is so many.
A volunteer experience of mine that comes to mind is one that is probably my most favorite volunteer experience yet. It is one that I get to do at my very own school called DUCK Week (Doing Unselfish Charities for Kids), which is a week long event that I have been a part of since I joined Piedmont Schools as a second grader. What makes this charity unique is that it focuses only on a member or a few members in our very own community, which is why we are able to be so successful with it. It is easier for someone to understand the need to help when it is someone that they may know. This small town in Oklahoma rallies around community members and together we raise funds to help those in need.
I often do volunteer work where I do not see the person I am helping, since it is for such a big cause (ex: Meals from the Heartland), but that is when you know you are making a difference around the world. School has always generally been easy for me.
It was my job to make sure we showed up everywhere not only on time but ten minutes early. The entire time I wore my biggest smile and sang my very loudest. I was honestly blessed with well behaved, kind girls, they all got along and helped one another. It was fun more than anything to goof
However, the work is not too easy either. My experience so far at the Middle School has been filled with positives and
The most meaningful interest that I would like to share is my involvement with the local football program. In my town, football is the one sport season where you can see nearly every citizen in the stands, cheering on our team. I see how important the sport is to my community, so for the last two years I have volunteered as a manager for the team, where I spend up to four hours every week day on the sidelines or in the weight room to ensure that the players and coaches are prepared for game day and practices. Being a manager isn’t that easy, as I have a heavy workload from school already, but we are expected to provide water, refill water bottles, wash towels, jerseys, and pants, prepare game uniforms every Wednesday, provide basic first aid, load gear onto the busses and run errands when asked by the coaches. Even though this list of duties
I felt overwhelmed, but I challenged myself to work it a little bit every day. After getting more than 80% of the
Worst Parts/Greatest Challenges: “Taking my work home could be the worst. Especially if it is one of those days where I felt I tried all I can to help a child but it seem not to work. Even the idea of mixing the children together can sometimes be nerve wrecking. In JDC there are kids who are criminals, and those who are there because of non-support custody issues. Honestly to me that is corrupting the minds of the children who never committed a crime, especially if it is consider a minor offense.”
For my service learning, I decided to volunteer at the Salvation Army in St. Cloud. I was excited to begin volunteering and make a difference in this community. At the Salvation Army, my job was to help in the food shelf. I feel this job gave me a unique insight into the hunger issue in this community.
I get to experience the feeling of giving by spending time with these other volunteers. However, I also get to experience the humbleness and gratefulness from the people we help. I experience so much from the smallest things. My experiences also come from the things I see, like in the wilderness. I love nature, as I hug the trees I experience love and happiness because I do love the trees and what they do for us.
And while there was definitely a learning curve, it turned out to be fairly simple. But all it took was a little practice to become proficient. Just one more little lesson that I have learned to make me a better
I experience this joy every time I volunteer, and I recognize it as one of life 's greatest pleasures. My most rewarding volunteer experience was the time I operated a game booth at my church 's annual fair. I
For one week every summer, the senior high youth at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Roseville drop everything to venture somewhere in the United States on a service learning trip. Since I happen to attend that church, and I just so happen to be a senior high youth, I have joined these trips for three years running. Usually, we help out in soup kitchens, do some yard work, or visit homeless shelters. However, our trip during the summer of my junior year was destined to be different from the very beginning.
Despite the many community service opportunities available, it was hard to find one that really resonated with me. Originally, I wanted to volunteer with the Inderkum Jr. Tiger (IJT) football program.
I was one of the summer camp counselors for a group of six to seven year old boys and it posed a serious challenge. I had to collaborate with several peers to ensure that everything would run as smooth as possible when it came to organizing some of the activities, getting their meals, and making sure everyone was behaving. I almost felt like I was a mother and that was not what I originally signed up for. However, in the end it was worth it. I got to engage in things I had never done before like building a train track out of plastic toy pieces.