Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity

On September 29, I was able to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. I was recently inducted into the National Society for Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), and within this program there are a lot of volunteer opportunities. Me and six other scholars went to Habitat for Humanity Restore for 4 hours. While giving our time, we assisted with loading and unloading donations into the Donation Processing Center, helped customers load purchases into their vehicles, marked prices on items and organized merchandise in various departments of the ReStore. It was incredible to see how much stuff was donated to be sold for a discounted price. Being able to unload the truck made me realize that I was stronger than I thought, but most importantly how working in a team and giving equal effort gets the job done best. It wouldn’t have been as easy as it was if there was a team effort or if one of us was slacking. In fact, if one of us slacked, we most likely would’ve dropped the ovens, fridges, tables, doors, and windows that were donated. So, because of service learning I am a stronger teammate and leader.