Re: Volunteering
At the age of 15 I started an organization of kids who would dress up as clowns and visit local childrens hospitals.
I had a friend who played the guitar and when he came along to the hospital the kids absolutely went nuts. Just seeing the pure joy on the childrens faces when they saw clowns in their play room or their hospital room really was an amazing feeling.
Since I founded the organization at 16 me and my friends were severly untrained but there were always in the room with us in case anything happened... Like the time that Anthony Blackmon got bit by a kid with a severe muscular disease.
We are unsure if the child bit Anthony because he was overexcited or if he just didn't like the fingerpuppet on Anthony's hand but it was a scary couple weeks for all of us waiting to make sure that Anthony did not pick up any diseases from the child.
Despite that one hiccup it was an extremely rewarding experience and is something that I plan on doing again after I graduate
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