Being connected and involved in your community is very important. At a young age where it is easy to be influenced, I believe it's important to spend your free time doing good things and giving back your time to the people who really need it. For my community contributor I volunteered 40+ hours at my church babysitting. I also attended a board meeting and wrote an essay on the events that occurred there. It was nice to go somewhere and feel plugged into the community and the events happening.
Work sample #1
I had the time of my life volunteering at my church. It was something that opened my eyes for what I should be doing with my future. I found a love for kids and that's where I feel my heart belongs. I have plenty of fun stories from this experience as well as sweet ones. When working with kids its safe to say there is never a dull moment. It was nice to take some time to invest in the future as well as help out parents.
Work Sample #2
When Mr.Hawkins told us we had to attend at least two city council meetings during the school year I was instantly upset. I could think of plenty of other things that I would rather do than sit in a meeting hearing about issues that I don't care about. However when I actually sat in on the meeting I was surprised with how much the problems they discuss actually do involve me. I was interested the whole time, and truthfully, I still watch the meetings on TV when I can. It was nice to see such an attitude change by doing this.