For the past nine years I have had many opportunities to be involved in volunteer work for numerous organizations. I have taken on volunteer work from collecting food for the food bank to making hundreds of pancakes in the Lubbock Lions Club Pancake Festival. Though most of my volunteering comes from my long history with Scouting I have had many hours outside of scouts to help around with other organizations. Through my long list of volunteer projects I have participated in, I have proven my commitment to others and their work and I have always shown my best work ethic for those who trust me with their tasks.

My involvement in Scouts has led me to experience what it means to volunteer and how important helping my community really is. My volunteer work has let me see the amount of work that is really needed to make a difference, and the importance of raising awareness for people in need like people with disabilities and the men and women who lack food or a place to live. Scouts has also given me the opportunity to work with the Lions Club and contribute to their noble cause of helping others by ringing bells for the Salvation Army and giving children an experience that very few have with KidsFish. One last important experience I’ve gotten with the Scouts is how to apply leadership to my volunteer work and being a Patrol Leader and an Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. I have had to show others the same crucial lessons of volunteer work so that they will continue to work towards these important causes. Outside of Scouting I took on the role of being the saxophone section leader in the Monterey Marching Band where I prepared my section for competition with both their music and marching.

Even outside of Scouts I show just how my view on volunteering has impacted me and encouraged me to be a leader in other organizations; such as Monterey Band and when I was a volunteer at E-Life Church where I taught and hopefully inspired the children at our church to continue their religious journey. I feel accomplished when I get to show my friends or family how much I serve others and I hope that through my efforts people that I do not know will be inspired to be of help to our community.

Ever since I can remember my mom has cooked meals for neighbors and friends in need, donated any extra clothes or toys, made time to serve women through Lubbock impact, and has been willing to open the doors of our house to foster kids. This constant immersion in service has taught me that service is simply putting others first and has set a clear example. I have grown to love serving others and have been given a surplus of opportunities to do so through school, family, and church.

In school I am member of NHS, HOPE squad, and LEO’s club. I have also been involved in student council, FCCLA, and Ready Set Teach throughout high school. Being in NHS has allowed me to serve the staff at my school. I have planned a day to organize the counseling closet and have been involved in activities for teacher appreciation day. HOPE squad is a group dedicated to helping struggling students. This group has taught me how to see a need and meet them. The Ready Set Teach program gave me an opportunity to student teach at an elementary school. I taught 5th grade math for a semester, mostly working in small groups with students who often fell behind. Working with 5th graders allowed me to further my communication skills, along with my patients. As a LEO’s member I have been involved in many service projects which include: Kids fish, writing letters for people in nursing homes, decorating bags for meals on wheels, the pancake festival, and collecting stocking suffers for foster kids. I also have had the pleasure to serve as the LEO’s treasurer this year, and the honor to be president next year.

My family has been extremely involved in supporting our foster care agency since we adopted my three little siblings. The past few Christmases my mom and I have gone shopping for stocking stuffers, and then stuffed fifty of more stockings for newborns- 18-year-olds. This Christmas I was able to organize a fundraiser through LEO’s to collect the stocking stuffers Brooklyn Turner  instead of having to purchase all of them. I also attend the parties thrown during any holiday and help kids with any of the activities.

have always volunteered at church, but this year I have gotten extremely involved. Every Sunday I work in the children’s room. I lead worship, a small group, and play with all the kids. Afterwards I volunteer at the middle school service, which I also help at on Wednesday nights. Wednesday nights I show up early and help set up for any activities and stay late to clean up. Serving at church has become my favorite part of the week because it gives me the opportunity to genuinely love on kids and further their faith. It has also taught me to be flexible in any situation because often games do not end up working as planned, and conversations drift off topic.

To my definition, service is the action of giving back to the community in any aspect in which you can. Service does not require a grand gesture; it can be something as minimal as telling someone you are thinking and praying for them. The thought of bringing someone joy in any way brings a smile to my face.
I joined Leo’s club in the beginning of my junior year. Through Leo’s club, I have gotten more involved in the community. I recently participated in the kid’s fish event; it was amazing to see the community of Lubbock come together after a challenging year. Words cannot express the joy I felt when I saw how excited the kids got when they brought their fish to be measured. I also participated in Angel tree; I love that Leos club helps make kids from low-income families have happy holidays. The Ronald Reagan House and The American Diabetes Organization are also some other events that I participated in.
I am currently involved in HOSA, National Honors Society and served as the girls varsity basketball manager for the 2020-2021 school season. Serving as their manager taught me the importance of relying on others. The optimal goal in basketball is to rely on your teammates to know the plays so that the team can score the most baskets. I think in life we must be able to rely on others to do their part for success to occur. I also learned the importance of communication. Being a good communicator is beneficial for the everything.
God plays a really huge role in my life, I believe he is the reason I am where I am today. I attended victory life before covid impacted our lives. My youth group and I participated in numerous community service projects within Lubbock. We planted gardens for some elderly members, we prayed for hospitals when covid started to reach its peak, we renovated someone’s house, we served the homeless at the dream center, and we hung out with some elders from our church. Lubbock dream center was by far my favorite and most rewarding community service act I have ever done. During my freshman spring break, my youth group volunteered at the dream center for the first time. We just sorted through clothes and helped clean the center. The second time, we volunteered was when we got to actually get to hang out with the children. I had so much fun getting to hang out, visit with the children and talk about their lives. It hurt my heart to know how turmoil most of them had in their lives, but they were still some of the most vibrant, and positive humans I had ever encountered. They taught me to see the positive in all that I do.
I work at Dimba’s after school and having a job while going through school has taught me the importance of time management skills. Being dedicated to my job and also extremely focused on my studies, is not an easy task. Though I would never change it for anything, it teaches me discipline and prepares me for my future.
I strongly believe that I would be a great fit for the Lions Club Internship. I love being involved in the community as much I can. Through my involvement in National Honors Society, Leo’s club, Dimba’s employee, and youth group I believe I have gained the qualities that embody a leader.