Philanthropy / Volunteering Experience

"I began volunteering through Key Club in high school, and volunteered over 100 hours a year. My favorite service was with Miracle League, where, almost every Saturday, I played baseball with children, teens, and adults who have physical and/or mental disabilities. In college, I continued volunteering on Saturday mornings through Trees Atlanta. For 3 hours a week, I planted trees in urban areas, removed invasive plants and/or worked to upkeep trees. After my first year with this organization, I became a trip lead for my university and worked both with the organization and individual volunteers from Emory. I absolutely loved exploring Atlanta communities, meeting students and community members passionate about service & the environment, and making an impact in my community. After the university volunteer organization shut down due to Covid-19, I continued volunteering with Trees Atlanta as an individual volunteer, and assisted with some of their youth programs. In addition to my Trees Atlanta service, I also participated in other projects while in university. After the Covid-19 shutdown, I began virtually volunteering with CovEducation and Hollywood PAL. Before the pandemic, I was attended an alternative spring break trip to Orlando, FL and became a trip lead for an alternative fall break trip to Chattanooga, TN. Both were focused on education and underserved children. Additionally, I volunteered as a tour guide and tour guide trainer for my university, and gave tours weekly prior to Covid-19. Recently, I volunteered to write, prepare, and administer tests for Carnegie Mellon's Science Olympiad. It was so much fun seeing all of the hard work come together on the day of the competition, and to see all of the high school students thinking about the problems in creative ways."