Here is my 120 word essay for:
Virginia Tech’s motto is “Ut Prosim” which means ‘That I May Serve’. We are interested in learning more about your interests and how you have been involved and/or served. Briefly describe a group, organization, or community that you have been involved with. Is this a special area of interest for you, and why? How long have you been involved? What role did you play? What contributions have you made to this group? Were you able influence others and/or influence decisions for the good of the group?
I have served at my church for many years. As a child, I always thought that people who worked at the church did everything. Later I learned that much of what happened in the church is all volunteers. I have been able to volunteer in a number of roles: Trustees, Ushering and Sunday School. As a Trustee, I served on the Grounds Committee. Should we pay someone to cut the lawn weekly? Yes. Should we pay someone to weed? No. How to balance what we could pay for versus what we could expect people to volunteer for was enlightening. And anything we would expect people to volunteer for, we knew we had to volunteer for as well.