Through ACES I have volunteered at different places with diverse groups of people. One of the places I volunteered at was the Boys and Girls Club and helped out with their homecoming dance. We learned pizza and drinks, took pictures of the kids, and made sure they were having a good time. It was here I met a little girl that reminded me a lot of myself. She was shy and didn’t interact with very many people but she liked hanging out with my friends and I. We spent a lot of time with her that night and we tried breaking her out of her shell to get her to dance with us. We requested songs that she liked and she eventually felt brave enough to dance with us. I think many time people look at volunteering as helping the maximum amount of people you can at a time. Although this is a good goal, I think that helping one person is just as good and fulfilling. The girl reminded me of why I like to help others. It’s important to put a smile on other people’s faces and to give them a break from their normal lives for just one night.