C: If you have never served anyone in your life, then you are missing out.
AMH2020 student
“I've learned that people will
forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never
forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
For my service project, I chose to do the Victory box to
Afghanistan round 2 so that I can help soldiers who are serving our country and
been protecting us our whole lives. I did this by going to Publix and getting
all the snacks that the soldiers requested. Some of these items included Trail
mix, Goldfish, Beef jerky, and many more delicious snacks. I then went to the
UPS store and mailed to box to Afghanistan which should be there by now. By
doing this service project, it made me feel really good and accomplished. The
feeling you get when you do something for someone is incredible not to mention
I did it for our soldiers. Some core values that connect to this project
include commitment, compassion, positivity, and patriotism. It shows commitment
by all the of the students who committed themselves to go out of there way and
spend money on goods for the soldiers.
We didn't have to do this but we did
because of the commitment we have to our soldiers fighting for our lives. It
also shows compassion by being a good human being and not thinking about
ourselves all the time. We have a pretty good life out here and these soldiers
and not having that good of a time out there. We should do everything we can to
help them and make them feel at home. Another core value that it shows is
positivity. If we are positive, then our soldiers will be positive. The
positive effects that they will get by receiving our packages will not only
make them feel better but also make them perform better. Positivity is one of
the greatest things alive, If you are always positive and can bring positivity
to a person, then it will help them in the short and long run. The last core
value that was shown will be patriotism. The definition for patriotism is “the
quality of being patriotic; vigorous support for one's country.” By showing
patriotism, we show that we love our county and love the ones fighting for us.
By supporting our soldiers, they will always support us back and do everything
they can for us.
Back when I was little I would go with my
grandma and feed the homeless and veterans. Also we would do this thing called
meals on wheels. Meals on wheels includes picking up packages of food and
bringing them to elders who cannot buy food on there own. As I would go from
house to house, I realized that this will be me someday and I hope I will get
help from other people also. If you have never served anyone in your life, then
you are missing out. The feeling you get when you do favors for other people in
need is the best feeling. The positive impact that i think will be given to
these soldiers is incredible. Just by doing something this simple and
effortless, it will bring them the most joy. When you are on duty and you
haven't seen you family in months, it can be very heartbreaking for them.
Things like this really can show them the real reason on why they are in
Afganhistan and who they are doing it for. They are not just doing it for there
family but they are doing it for everyone in the United States. If I can bring
a smile to atlas one soldier then i did my job and accomplished the meaning of
this service project. I chose this quote because the meaning of it is real.
Someone may forget the name or when it happened, but they will never forget the
feeling you gave them by doing a good deed. All that matters in life isn't just
the materialistic things, its how you go about your day and make others feel.
When you make someone remember the great feeling you gave them, then you did
your job and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. In my opinion this was
one of the best service projects i have done and it really made me think about
all the things I have in life and how grateful i am for
