Undergraduate / "Life is like a box of chocolates" - COMMON APP Activities Short Essay [4]

Any help and critique would be much appreciated! Essay is below. I think it is too wordy and such...

In the space provided below, please elaborate on one of your activities (extracurricular, personal activities, or work experience) (150 words or fewer).

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." As I entered high school, I was determined to get the best darn chocolates I could get. My solution and plan: to be involved in anything and everything. I enrolled in harder classes, signed up for clubs, and went to all the games with the band, but the activity that I have found most meaningful is my volunteer work throughout the community. Through Student Government, National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, and volunteering on my own time, my committees and I have raised over $1,500 for the American Cancer Society during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, put on a successful canned food drive for our local homeless shelter, and volunteered at fundraisers, preschools, and community festivals. After all of this, I feel like I have the best darn chocolates around.