Community Champion Scholarship Brette An I have participated various volunteering events and community services but three volunteering programs struck me the most. Being a ‘volunteer’ at the Dublin Library, being a peer collaborator at Coffman High School, and volunteering at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital had significant impacts on me.
In the last two summers, I spent most of summer vacation volunteering at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus Ohio. I worked both at the children’s clubhouse and the gift shop. I decided to come volunteer at the hospital to learn skills and to experience a medical environment. In the children’s clubhouse, I play around with toddlers and kids as their parents are away. We usually play card and board games such as Uno, Battleship, Connect 4, and more. Whenever kids aren’t present, I usually talk with other volunteers. After my shift sends, I clean the tables, chairs, toys, shelves, and games before leaving. During my time at the clubhouse, I learned how to be patient and how to keep my composure. During my first day, I felt frustrated and embarrassed as the children were noisy and ignored me. I didn’t really know how to converse with children back then. After some time I learned to be more gentle to the children and instead of being …show more content…
Teenager volunteers were dubbed “Volunteens”. As a volunteen, I usually worked at the summer reading station and help assign everyone to the summer reading program. Other volunteens hand out the prizes or organize sheets. Sometimes, when no one is applying for a sheet, the volunteens can usually have a conversation together. People may think working at the library during the summer may seem dull, but I made friendships with my fellow volunteens. Our shifts are long and tiring, but that's how I got to know many other students. The more we knew each other, the more positive the atmosphere becomes when