community service scholarships??

11dipkyl
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:48:25 +0000

Absolutely! I am the Founder and President of Habitat for Humanity at Hawken School (my high school), I am also the President of the Youth United Chapter of Habitat for Humanity Geauga County (my community’s Habitat affiliate). In total for both of these positions I was responsible for fundraising over $52,000.00 which was then used to build a home for a partner family (we’re groundbreaking next weekend!) I was also invited by the President of Habitat for Humanity International to deliver a speech at the Annual Youth United Leadership Conference 2011 in Columbus, OH (One of my recommendation letters was written by the President of HFHI). In addition to Habitat, I also worked with several homeless shelters throughout Cleveland, specifically directing and producing a professional commercial advertisement for one of the women’s shelters, which was ultimately incorporated into their website. I sent that video along with a video of my speech as supplements to my scholarship material. In my Congratulatory letter they mentioned my dedication to the field of “Poverty and homelessness”. I chose homelessness as my principal theme. Thus, you should try and grow in a specific area of service because it shows passion and dedication. I hope this helps! Good luck next year!