I participate in many community service activities. I am a member of Kids Who Care, my schools community service committee. As a member, the group and I have gone one three trips to St. Fidelis, a mother and child residence. We have delivered diapers, wipes, soap and other things that are necessary to run a home. I have participated in the Penny Harvest for the past four years. I have also repeatedly participated in the St. Jude’s Math-a-Thon as a student raising pledges and as a member of Kids Who Care. We have also helped the South Queens Boys and Girls Club.
My favorite community service memory is when the members of Kids Who Care and I went to St. Fidelis, a mother and child residence in College Point, New York. Last year, we had brought them various house hold and baby items such as diapers, wipes, shampoo, soap, laundry detergent and bleach. We had a full bus load of stuff. When we had gotten t here, the shelves in the storage room were empty. It is so heart breaking to see how little these people have. To live at St. Fidelis, they either have to be going to school or holding down a job. The mothers staying at St. Fidelis are lucky to have a place to stay. Some of the residents have children that stay at the home with the person who runs it. Others have children at school. And others have one on the way.
This memory has affected me because it showed me that I was lucky. I have a home, a family and people who care about me. In the 4 years of being a member of Kids Who Care, I feel that this was the greatest gift we could have given. Some people don’t realize what a case of paper towels means to people who need it. As a member of Kids Who Care, I know what it means because I care. I feel that it is important to help others because it shows that somebody cares about the people that can’t care for themselves. Gandhi once said, “You have to be the change you want to see in the world.” I feel that Gandhi’s quote is true. You have to set the example for people to follow. If one person sets it into motion, the rest of the world will follow. Each step we take towards a better community, the better the world will be. It doesn’t matter what you do or who you help, all it matters is that somebody is caring about another person
So you can see, my favorite community service memory is when the members of Kids Who Care and I went to St. Fidelis, a mother and child residence in College Point, New York. I feel that one action causes a chain reaction. Every difference each person makes a change in the life of a person less fortunate. If you sell lemonade and give the money to a charity or if you donate two cans of soup to a food pantry, it doesn’t matter as long as you make a difference in the life of another person. My visit to St. Fidelis made me see that I am lucky. There is always going to be somebody who needs my help. And I will always give a hand.
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