Do you have a passion for involvement in community service? Are you interested in the betterment of our society? Participating in community service is one way to give back, not a way to pad your resume. Start by thinking about your values and your interests.

Many students are involved in community service every day. Here are some reasons they found service to be of value:
• Gain an understanding about each other
• A sense of human compassion
• Never feels like an obligation or responsibility; can be energizing
• Provide support to others
• Affects someones life
• Builds a stronger community
• Utilize strengths to have a beneficial impact on our society
• Positive impact on someones life
• Gain intense awareness of self
• Gain knowledge outside the classroom
• Way to experience diversity to enhance mind and spirit
• Help others with struggles
• Make a difference
• Make the most of your life; look at life from different perspectives
• Learn about accepting help
• Collaborate with community
• Builds bond between those who are working together for a common goal
• Investment in the future and the well being of those around us
• An act of responsibility, not just generosity
• Take pride in what you do
• Learn about strength, compassion, and vulnerability
• Learn lessons in life about people, culture and society around us
• Crucial part of well-rounded education
• Development of productive members of society
• An important part of who you are
• Learn about reality of what is going on in the world
• Teachers about courage, compassion, love, appreciation, teamwork, and humility
• In order to serve well, you must listen, be patient, and not judge
• It can start in the community around you and stretch to people across the world
• Allows you to look in the mirror and find out who you really are
• Can change your life in unexpected ways; learn to be humble and grounded

Check out sites online like http://www.Servenet.org