Community Leadership Scholarship Essay

I would be grateful to be considered for one of your twenty TD scholarships for community leadership. Kindly allow me to introduce myself. I am a dedicated, hard–working student who believes it is important to commit oneself to effectively take advantage of the opportunity in improving my own community's quality of life by doing volunteer work. I am currently in my last year at Ajaxhigh school, and upon my successful completion of this chapter in my life, I will be receiving a post–secondary education. My goal is to pursue a career in the field of education, specializing in special needs. This has been my passions from my early teen years; a passion, I believe, has stemmed from by brother's autism diagnosis.

My community service is very diverse,...show more content...

At Ajax high school, I have volunteered in various departments. This involvement has equipped me with a tremendous amount of leadership skills. I am a member of the general council. I also volunteered in assisting the drama department in last year's musical. Through this job I painted sets and helped make props for the actors to use. I enjoyed helping this department presenting this play because I see first hand how even the smallest tasks can elevate a simple school play to a dramatic masterpiece. My contribution brought me great joy. Alongside with assisting the musical, I have volunteered, to helping my school tech crew. I was also involved in a kindergarten graduation. Although I do not consider myself "Techy", I felt it was important to get involved in my school, so I made myself available and surprised myself into what a contributed. It was a great success. In addition, I have volunteered I my school's after school program and helping with events that are held, for example, Grade 9 day. This was the first day of high school for those coming from junior school. We meet the new freshmen and make myself available to them if they or their parent needed assistance. As I progress throughout life I know I will always be involved in community service because of the rewarding experiences. Not just because I think it is important, but because it is something I enjoy doing and look forward to. I love bringing joy to others and Get