Essays on Volunteering

The USIU-A educational experience is pitched on helping the community as its major stronghold; building a culture and a community that both reflects and fosters togetherness, and demonstrate progress towards measurable community goals. This is done by ensuring that all students do community service in...

The effects of volunteerism on employees is well documented. So why not blend your next team-building effort with community outreach and volunteer efforts? Better yet, do it overseas! Volunteering overseas is a life-changing experience that can benefit the volunteer as much as it does the...

Hearing the station tones drop for a fire and running to the gear rack to put on the turnout gear can be adrenaline pumping. Riding down the highway with the lights reflecting off of the buildings and listening to the radio traffic knowing that there...

Volunteering has been around for centuries and is considered a good deed that is seen as desirable by others. It has been made into a requirement by certain educational institutions to complete a certain amount of volunteer hours. Some view this forced requirement as not...

One of my weaknesses is working and collaborating in teams when working on various projects and/or assignments. In the past, there have been times, whether in school or on the job, where I have not collaborated with my team members as much when working on...

“What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good. ” — Aristotle The capability and willingness to help beyond boundaries with expecting appreciation in return is an art of volunteering. Volunteers are the establishment of numerous little to medium non-profit associations...

I interned for six weeks in the HR department of Patient Aid Foundation. My supervisor or line manager for this period was Ms. Hina Majeed. I was assigned with a number of projects which required a lot of hard work and tasks. The following were...