Number of service-learning hours completed with the projects:Saint Rita Catholic Church: 20 hoursSystems Mechanical Pro: 73 hours

Poster Presentation Title:David’s Service Learning Showcase

A reflection on how my service impacted my community: My service has made an incredible impact on my community as I was able to make a difference in many people’s life. I was able to create more leaders in my community by being a role model for other people who saw the difference I made in my community. I was able to create a stronger community by volunteering my time with different agencies and helping as many people as I could during these most needed times. I have become a well-known individual in my community who likes to give a hand to anyone without expecting anything in return. Someone once told me: don’t wait to be happy, enjoy every moment of the journey.

David LazcanoCommunity Service 101 Professor Chris Fiorentino

A reflection on what I learned through the service-learning project:What I learned through these service-learning projects was very valuable to me. What I gained from my volunteer experience is priceless. I improved my skills in becoming a better leader, communicator, team member, listener, computer skills, collaboration, creativity, adaptability, critical thinker, service orientated, problem solver, organization, perseverance and motivation. I have developed a new perspective to always give back to my community with what I have and with my best effort. Therefore, I will be able to make an impact in other people’s life.

A description of my service-learning projects entailed:I served with two agencies. One of them was Saint Rita’s Catholic Church. The activities that I completed in the church were selling magazines and raffle tickets for a ministry called Missioneros Servidores de la Palabra. I also served as an usher on Sunday’s morning service in which I would welcome people, helped them find a seat and collect the offering. The other agency that I volunteered with is called Systems Mechanical Pro. The activities that I completed with this company was assisting the office by shredding paper, inputting data in a computer, carrying heavy boxes around the offices and running errands for the office. I became efficient at organizing data and I improved my knowledge at using Microsoft Excel and QuickBooks.