• Sabrina Jones volunteered at a local animal shelter

    I have always had a great love for dogs, and when I found the volunteering center at my local Humane society I knew I had to apply. The training process was extensive, but it made me feel even more confident about the organization of this shelter. I have been at this shelter for over 6 […]

  • Sarah Noel led a Pack-A-Sack program

    I often tend to immerse myself in my studies, especially mathematics, or watching one of my favorite TV shows on Netflix. After so much energy being exhausted from either doing practice problems or binge-watching, I get hungry. My stomach starts to rumble, and my feet starts walking towards the kitchen in search for food. I […]

  • Gavin Zhao founded a debate club

    When I was in seventh grade, I founded a volunteer debate club at my former elementary school in my hometown, the city of Chino Hills. Not knowing what I was getting myself into, I roamed the campus, begging former teachers to spare an hour of their time, unpaid, every Monday to teach young fifth and […]

  • Aimee Nana collected holiday meals for school staff members

    My Freshman year, my Student Council class and I witnessed a growing need among the janitorial staff in my high school. Our janitors were and are some of the kindest, most positive individuals I have come to know but unfortunately lived very hard lives. Through various conversations with certain staff members, we learned that the […]

  • Kyndall Womack planted trees at a middle school

    My junior year of high school, I took my school’s AP Environmental Science Class and was assigned a community project that was oriented on helping the environment. I formed a group and we decided to plant trees at the newly built middle school to attempt to replant the nearly clear cut campus. As we considered […]

  • Carolyn Pascal started a nonprofit to battle hunger

    I am Carolyn Pascal, a rising junior at Urbana High School in Maryland. My passions are teaching children and ending hunger. I have logged 990 hours of community service so far. In my hometown, I have been coaching summer swim team for four years, teaching children sportsmanship in addition to swimming. For two years, I […]

  • Albert Lam raised money for hurricane relief

    As the child of two Vietnam War immigrants born in America, I grew up sheltered, taking my good fortune for advantage. Only until I visited Vietnam did I realize that my life is amazing. I visited and volunteered at a Vietnamese special needs orphanage, distributing goods. Honestly, it was horrific. Around me were disabled adults […]

  • Vernisha Hodge took a mission trip to Mexico

    Community service is more than just volunteering to get the require hours you need to graduated high school. Its having that warm feeling inside knowing that you just made a huge, positive impact on someone despite how big or small the job is. I started having that warm feeling the summer before my 9th year. […]

  • Meagan Warren wants books in the hands of children

    I decided to start Books For Bedtime because I have always had a passion for reading and am very privileged to have the resources and access to books that I have. My mom has taught in very urban schools since I was just a small child. When I went to work with her on days […]

  • Abid Anwar says our oceans are ‘drowning in plastic’

    More than a third of the sperm whales found dead in the eastern Mediterranean since 2001 have been killed by plastic debris. Seven species of turtles are at risk of extinction largely to poisoning from plastic. Not to be facetious, but it is true, our oceans are drowning in plastic. My first hand experience occurred […]