Helen Hurden

and build my understanding of the differences between the ways people in Charlotte live. In this way, service allowed me to step outside of the Latin bubble and develop an understanding of the lives of Charlotte’s low income residents and refugee populations while gaining a sense of fulfillment from providing aid to those in need.

When I first started Volunteering for Promising Pages, I did it without really knowing what I was doing or what the act of volunteering meant. I soon realized that volunteering without a goal was limiting what I could do for our community. That’s when I started Melodic Minors. I had a clear goal this time — to bring joy to people in our community through music. I learned that even a small action to one can become a big action to another.