From the age of 10, I have always wanted to be a doctor. High school was the first time that I was able to fully express my passion for this career. Junior year I joined the HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) club of my school that would help me to further my knowledge of this future. The students of this club got the opportunity to volunteer through out the year at various places such as, retirement homes, food banks, and even competed in a yearly competition. One of the most wanted volunteer opportunities was at the Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald house is a home for families who have children in the local hospital. The home provides a safe and affordable means of stay for those that can not afford a long stay at a hotel.
Each year people longed to volunteer at the house, and due to the amount of people wanting to attend. There was a drawing each year and five lucky students were chosen to volunteer. Of those five, I was one of them last year. The experience was a life changing and amazing. Our job for that day was to prepare dinner for the families staying there. On the menu was meatballs, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, and of course desert, cheesecake. We got there two hours before dinner which was served at the same time every day. We quickly began cooking because we had a lot to get done.
When the food was finally done people from the homes began coming downstairs. It was amazing how thankful they were for a simply that had only taken us two short hours to prepare. There were people of all ages and each one had a story to tell. There was the mother that had a new born that was getting heart surgery performed on him that day, a little girl that was there for her third surgery, all of the stories were so touching. It was amazing to think that this house ran on volunteering and charity work. I was so thankful for being able to volunteer that day. I went home feeling accomplished that day, I felt incredible knowing that I had done something that was truly essential to 20 families. If given the opportunity I would go back there any day to volunteer again.
Each year people longed to volunteer at the house, and due to the amount of people wanting to attend. There was a drawing each year and five lucky students were chosen to volunteer. Of those five, I was one of them last year. The experience was a life changing and amazing. Our job for that day was to prepare dinner for the families staying there. On the menu was meatballs, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, and of course desert, cheesecake. We got there two hours before dinner which was served at the same time every day. We quickly began cooking because we had a lot to get done.
When the food was finally done people from the homes began coming downstairs. It was amazing how thankful they were for a simply that had only taken us two short hours to prepare. There were people of all ages and each one had a story to tell. There was the mother that had a new born that was getting heart surgery performed on him that day, a little girl that was there for her third surgery, all of the stories were so touching. It was amazing to think that this house ran on volunteering and charity work. I was so thankful for being able to volunteer that day. I went home feeling accomplished that day, I felt incredible knowing that I had done something that was truly essential to 20 families. If given the opportunity I would go back there any day to volunteer again.
