Community Service Project

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Reflection #1 (a) What does community service/volunteerism mean to you? Volunteerism can be described as the act of carrying out activities for the greater benefit of a community with little or no benefit to the party carrying out the action. Volunteerism may be done for a number of reasons but should not include to receive an income or to gain publicity for the individual or group initiating the activity. There are a few benefits that the initiating individuals have from carrying out a voluntary action such as: growing one’s knowledge base about the activity in which they are part taking, social entrepreneurship, and networking or build a community in which one resides.As our life’s become more filled with work, family, and personalcommitments, we tend to lose sight on our health, relationships and finances. Maybe this is our livelihood, but we need to make some time tothink about, how can I make the surroundings I live in a better place for me and everyone else to live in. Volunteerism is important because it brings people together for one cause, to help others, it usually involves many people working in a group setting to complete specific tasks and this may teach group dynamics, which is an essential skill to master for especially school and work because one will learn how different personalities may contribute to the desired outcome. (b) Which two of the four goals of Vision 2030 do you think is most closely linked to community service/volunteerism? Why? Of the four goals of Vision 2030, I think that the first goal- “Jamaicans are empowered to achieve their fullest potential” and the fourth goal- “Jamaica has a natural healthy environment” would be the two most closely linked to volunteerism. Through personal empowerment, volunteers may seek to realize their full potential by conveying to themselves tasks which will benefit them as well as

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