Service is the epitome of all actions a person can commit. Putting the needs of others before oneself. I pride myself on giving the majority of my free time to improving the lives of the people around me. It starts with small things: holding doors, giving a smile, offering a compliment, or paying for the next guy’s meal. Then it builds to include local activities. Going to the food pantry to pack donations, dropping off used clothes at Goodwill, going on service retreats, or signing up to man the service booth at community events. Eventually service can become a way of life.

Before going to college I taught Sunday School every Sunday, worked regularly at the Frontier Culture Museum, created outreach opportunities for local students, and spent most Saturdays at different local events throughout the year. At school I am a pen-pal to three wonderful fourth grade students. I tutor at risk youth every Monday at a local church, and most Saturdays I can be found F.A.C.E.S. distributing food to the hungry. If I had my way, I would not have to work to live. I would live to work and give my all because I wanted to without the need for pay.

Despite the reality that I will need to work for a pay check at least part of the time, I have chosen a career of service. I have found my calling serving children. I want to teach all students, so that they can continue to make the world a better place. This is why I must become a great scholar and connect with my community, so that I may pass all these things to the next generation of citizen leaders.