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 My favorite holiday till this day is
Christmas, because I love the feeling of waking up in the morning and running
to my Christmas tree and finding all my presents under the tree. The feeling
that I would get unwrapping all my presents one by one was unforgettable. The
feeling that I get opening my Christmas gifts makes me want to spread this joy to others. That
is why I am hiring myself for the veterans gift drive. I want to give back to
the veterans for all the hard work and protection they have done for this
country. I want them to feel the joy that I feel every Christmas morning when I
receive presents for Christmas. They deserve gifts on Christmas and much more.
This is my way of spreading my joy to veterans and also giving them thanks for
everything they have done for this country.
For my service project I drove to
Target and bought two large bath towels, a sheet set (size full), and a target
gift card. I’m hoping the veterans from Veteran’s Village will receive these
items and really enjoy them. I want them to feel the happiness that I feel
every Christmas morning. I wish that I
could be there giving out all the gifts, so I can see their reactions, but I am
going to be out of town, sadly. Buying these gifts for the veterans really
connects to my core values, because I love to give back to those that have
given so much to me. What these veterans do for our country is incredible and
everyone should appreciate them greatly. Sometimes I feel like they are
forgotten and not given enough hospitality. The fact that the veterans risk
their lives in order to save ours is just amazing.
This service project relates to my
major because in this project I was doing service for others. For my major,
accounting, I will always be doing service for others except this time I will
be getting paid.
I
believe that the veterans will love these gifts. They will be so happy waking
up Christmas morning and seeing that there’s people in this world that care for
them and appreciate them. I don’t even think that they will care too much about
the size of the pajamas, or about how big or small the blanket is, I think that
they will just be focused on the thought that counts. I think they will be
enjoying all the people surrounding them with joy giving out the presents and
all the people that bought them the presents. The gifts and veterans village
holiday party will definitely put a smile on everyone’s face, especially from
the veterans. The people that are giving out the gifts are going to feel so
full and happy inside that they might want to keep doing it every year maybe.
Maybe other people or organizations
will see what we are doing for the veterans and they will feel so impacted that
maybe others will start doing something similar to this service project. The
more that we get involved and help each other, the better this earth will become.
I loved doing this service project because it makes me
feel like I’m putting a smile on someone’s face. Even though I cant physically
see it. I know that I’m helping out a veteran and that they’re feeling
appreciated by me. I hope to do this each Christmas or maybe do something
similar to this during the year. Giving back to others makes me the happiest. 
