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Personal Narrative: My Experience Of Volunteering Habitat

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As a freshman in my first year as a member of BHSN Habitat for Humanity, I had many meaningful volunteering experiences. In January I helped organize and clean up the new Habitat for Humanity warehouse. Cleaning up the warehouse was a tough yet a rewarding job, and I was also able to meet other Habitat for Humanity members from IU and from BHSS. Leading up to Evening for Habitat I solicited businesses for donations with my senior partner. Soliciting was a very gratifying experience because it exposed me to the willingness of people to help out the community. Volunteering at Evening for Habitat was another meaningful experience. I found it incredible how the people involved in Evening for Habitat, the guests and volunteers, all came together to help a family in need in our community. These volunteering allowed me to see the positive impact that Habitat makes in the community. …show more content…

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