Volunteerism essay 2

In the past few years, my volunteering experiences has allowed me to gain new perspectives on life. For example, when I volunteered at my local hospital, Nassau University Medical Center, in the summer of 2014, I was able to realize why I was such a valuable asset to a hospital as a volunteer.

Volunteering in society work helps in promoting and building our social obligations as human beings. Through community volunteer work, people are able to respect each because they work together without any discrimination. Volunteerism can be thought of as a social capital where everyone is concerned for the wellbeing of others.

Community members may volunteer to offer gifts and other services to help the less fortunate ones. For example, people may contribute goods such as clothes and food stuffs to help the street children who have no homes or take it to children’s’ homes from where they can be provided for.

We held a bake sale at the parish of our school, St. Mary’s Church. I feel that this experience was one of the most joyful volunteering experiences I was able to have. I felt that my friends and I could aid children of terminal diseases such as Lymphoma by helping them to experience some joy in their life.