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Personal Narrative: My Volunteering Experience At St. Mary Medical Center

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My Volunteering Experience at St. Mary Medical Center It wasn’t for the volunteer hours needed for school or the need to do something. It was all about giving back to the community for me. I was born in India and I’ve seen the kind of condition people suffer to get through the day. Since then it has been my goal to make others smile, and just help them in any way possible. So when I came here from India, I tried to volunteer for as many places as possible. When I first started volunteering here in May at age 14, I was most definitely overwhelmed by my surroundings and my position. I was very thankful to have the opportunity to volunteer at a hospital. However, I wasn’t expecting such change in me when I first started volunteering at the information
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