Volunteering

I have done volunteer work before but not much. I am in NHS and am required to do community service, but most of the work I do contributes to the school as opposed to the community at large. Fore example, I got most of my hours last semester by being a member of the teen staff for Operation Snowball. Snowball allows me to reach out to people in school I would normally never get to know or help. One person that I helped this year at Snowball was another visually impaired student. She had just recently developed this impairment and had a very negative attitude about it. I was able to show her how to be positive and make the best of the situation. I am famous among my friends for making jokes about my blindness. I introduced this girl to myu blind humor. I told her that having a sense of humor about the blindness shows people that I am accepting an comfortable with who I am and so they can accept me in turn. By the end of the weekend this girl was very open about her impairment and was willing to talk to anyone about it. Listening to her tell her peers about her blindness with a hint of humor but without embarrassment filled me with pride.