AMH2020 student
“Do you want to know who you are? Don't
ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”
-Thomas Jefferson
That's the quote I picked was Thomas
Jefferson quote, because I felt as if it defined me and the person I am. The
service project I proposed was to define who I portray I am and where I come
from. Growing up my family and I always went to Christmas drives and gave back
to people in need. The purpose of me choosing the dinner for the veterans was
to show that I’m the capable of giving back to others. I feel that in the quote
of Thomas Jefferson really introduces how I feel in this society what we should
do to give back and be capable of lending a hand when someone need help. I feel
that I’m a better person when doing good for the community & giving people more
than receiving for myself because that's a gift to me in reality. In the
service project I picked it was a wonderful feeling seeing beautiful smiles on
the veterans faces with the joy eating a nice cooked meal. That little things
can make a whole difference in someone’s day.
What I chose to do for my service project
is apply myself to the veteran’s dinner. I chose the veterans dinner because I
liked the idea of cooking and baking for people in need. So what I decided to
make was twenty- four delicious cupcakes. The cupcakes were vanilla and
chocolate with vanilla cream and rainbow sprinkles. Before you know it I headed
to a small village with yellow and greenish buildings and as you drive in, you
see an amount of veterans in their community all together as if there one big
family. Once I decided to meet my history teacher Mrs. Soldani, I noticed the
kitchen was a very farewell size and a bunch of delicious foods were lined up
ready to be served. My food was in the desert section and once I was ready to
serve I seen the humble veterans in line waiting patiently for the food. Once I
was there I spoke to some of them and they were so grateful and thankful it
just made my heart melt. Although veterans couldn't speak for so long it was
pure of the seeing them satisfied with what my classmates and I brought for
them that night. I couldn't have picked a better service project because it was
just great seeing the veterans having a nice home cooked meal and being able to
witness the night of their pure faces with a smile.
It connects to my values as a person
because I feel that everyone has good in them. I feel that I see myself having
values of kindness, purity and leadership which means to me is becoming a hard
working person who is humble and leads people into doing the right, but good
things in life. Although my values are meaningful to me they all relate to this
service project, because I feel that the service project makes you truly think
in what you value in your life and what you have because it means more than
what you think. A lot of people around the world would be grateful to have what
we have everyday. It saddens me knowing that not a lot of people realize that
this comes in so many dangerous aspects in the world and have so many poverty
countries where people die everyday of hunger and much more. Sometimes I wish
that we can always do more for everyone who needs help. This project connects
to me because it values the smallest things into a bigger and better way of
helping people.
I feel the impact it might have on
someone is a big difference because it shows the values of what it truly means
to people in need. You can always make a difference in someone’s life by doing
anything like opening the door, helping out at the shelter, giving food to
homeless people on the sidewalks who are hungry. Once someone actually sees the
benefits of doing good for people they would feel better about themselves but
knowing the little bit they did for our society and the people around it was a
difference. It kind of melts your heart and shows that you’re a great person
because your putting yourself before others. That's how we should all think in
moments like this and putting what we do for ourselves like buying this and
that, but putting it to the side for people who might actually need things and
such.
Throughout this whole experience in the
service project I had fun time collaborating with the veterans and making a
difference in the community around me. In all I will start participating in
further up coming events that I can volunteer at because I do enjoy my time
helping out and seeing people’s reaction to the little things. That's really
what this whole service project is about giving back but understanding what the
values mean to you as a person. In all I’m a better person with a mentality and
that has a different view on life. The quote I feel is a resemblance to me and
where I can take that in life and show others. This a well driven project and
my favorite part about it was baking cupcakes knowing it’ll be eaten and very
much gone because of how much the veterans appreciate the food. I also won’t
forget some of the veterans faces that I seen a couple of times who remembered
me. I think once you are remembered by someone you helped out or given back to
is the coolest feeling ever. I feel that you know you done something right for
the first time because you wanted to not because you had to but, bring the good
in people. That's why I picked the veterans dinner because that's one of
the places I won’t ever forget.
