Why I Volunteer Essay -- Contribution to My Community Service

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.- Mahatma GhandiI believe I have been truly lucky to have the opportunity to grow up in Smallville, USA, in a home where my p arnts have instilled in me the principle that there is a service necessary beyond our immediate household. Realizing what has been provided for me by my parents, my church and my community, I want to use my college degree to serve my community. Not only have my parents modeled before me that we are to volunteer our time and services as citizens to make our community a better place to hold pop out, but they have always encouraged me to become abstruse in church and community activities. Therefore, church and community service, which I feel are inseparable for a thriving community where people desire to live and raise families, have become a way of life for me. I have been taught t... ...ontinue to locate and expand, I am committed to obtaining a quality college nurture to become an investment for my c ommunity. If I am selected as a recipient of this scholarship, your organization will not only be investing in my reading but you will also be investing in my community for many years in the future as I live out my commitment to fulfill my obligation of giving back to a community that has helped mold and shape my life.