Community Service
Community service can be defined as voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area. By law, it involves unpaid work where the intention is to benefit either the public or an institution. One of the main benefits of community service is that it builds a person’s character. It helps you to work on skills of being able to communicate with people, being able to work on a team, and being able to take on leadership role; all of these being skills that a person can use throughout their entire lives.
Having been helped by others to get where I am today, I love giving back to community. As I move through life, I seize every opportunity to get involved in community service. And it’s not just because I think it’s important, but because I enjoy and look forward to it. It’s my joy to bring joy to others.
Here below I would like to highlight a few areas where I have had an opportunity to give service to community:
Having been helped by others to get where I am today, I love giving back to community. As I move through life, I seize every opportunity to get involved in community service. And it’s not just because I think it’s important, but because I enjoy and look forward to it. It’s my joy to bring joy to others.
Here below I would like to highlight a few areas where I have had an opportunity to give service to community:
Volunteer at the St. David Hospital
Five years ago (2009) when I lived in Austin Texas, I volunteered 4 hours every Saturday at the emergency room (ER) of the St. David Hospital, Round Rock, Texas. It was such a gratifying 6-month stint at the hospital. I found it personally rewarding to provide individuals with emotional support each day- as I transported an elderly lady to her observation bed or when I befriended a frightened patient with a smile and conversation. At the end of my stay with the hospital, I received praise worth compliments from both the management and fellow colleagues at the ER department.
The Shake, Rattle, and Stroll 5K Walk/Run April 2014.
- American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
This was an event to support the Alamo Area (San Antonio) Parkinson Support Group. I and a group of about 60 families and friends formed a team to participate in the run. My group alone managed to raise over $3,000.00. Parkinson's disease is a slowly progressive neurological condition that affects over one-million people in the United States. Approximately 60,000 people are newly diagnosed each year. This was my first 5K Run ever, and therefore I was so excited to contribute towards this effort in a unique way.
Caleb 5K Fun Run, July 2014
Caleb 5K Fun Run (July 2014) is an annual fund raising event. In 2014 the funds were to go for five non-profits who deliver direct care solutions by providing medical equipment that support mobility and access, case management, school supplies and nutritious meals. It was so fulfilling to participate in the run and to help raise over $25,000!
JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes & 5K Run, San Antonio 2014
Each year, JDRF One Walk™ (formerly JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes) brings together more than 900,000 people to change the future of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Again I couldn’t hide my joy to participate in this event for a good cause. I was so excited to run for a cause greater than myself. JDRF funds critical T1D research. Through my donation and that from others, I knew that I was enabling JDRF to position itself uniquely to create the promise to better treat and, one day, even prevent and cure T1D.
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