Boys and Girls Club

Through the Access to Education program, I was able to find a great volunteering experience at the Boys and Girls Club. I volunteer at this site for about a 1-2 hour almost every week. During my volunteering, I would help kids on their homework, play with them or have dinner with them. One of my most memorable experience was when the kids come up to me and hug me. It is just very refreshing to receive that spontaneous affection from them. From these kids, I learn a little by little more about Columbus. There are so many sides of Columbus that campus life just does not reflect it. I am glad I learned more from these kids. Because one of the most heartbreaking memory I have during this volunteering experience was one of the kids ask a cop about his father who is in jail. It must be difficult on that kid yet he takes life with strides. These little moments are things I will never learn in the classroom and I am glad I get to know life better.

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