Growing up, I believed that with volunteers, anything was possible. This is why I am motivated to contribute my part to the world by volunteering within my community. There is nothing better than the feeling after lending a hand at the library or helping clean and organize packaged supplies in the local food bank. I have gained insight on how one individual can make a difference within the community by being a part of the Book Buddies program. A group of teenagers, including myself, volunteer to read to children. Every time I read to a child, I find myself encouraging them to enjoy reading which leads to improving their learning capacity in the long run. Over a period of volunteering, I realized that I wanted to help kids fulfill their goals