Volunteering

 Over my high school career, I have spent many hours participating in civic engagement. I am on track to complete 150 civic engagement hours by the time I graduate. Below I will list each of the events or organizations I volunteered for (in no particular order.) 

• GCE Launch party
• Nursery care at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago
• Phone banking for Former Representative Marie Newman's election
• After-school childcare at Sunshine Gospel Ministries 
• Christmas store prep at Sunshine Gospel Ministries 
• Advertising for GCE Lab School at Sunday on State Festival
• Childcare at Hello Baby
• Christmas Dinner Giveaway project for Global Peace

The majority of my service hours had to do with childcare. I've learned a lot about children in these last few years and it has helped me better understand how it will help me in the future. I enjoy working with kids and I grew in my patience in relation to them. 

Phone banking for Marie Newman was one that was out of my comfort zone, as I was a freshman when this occurred. I was able to spend time getting to know two classmates who did the phone banking with me. Ultimately, I learned a lot more about politics and how I can have an impact as a young person who cannot yet vote. 

The civic engagement I participated in in relation to GCE was helpful in getting to better know the people affiliated with the school as well as holding a bigger standing at the school.