Service Hours

Over the course of the year, all students have to have service hours for their religion classes. For the freshman, you need 6 hours per semester, 12 in all. You can do anything that is helping your community or church. Some people don’t like doing service hours, and others think that it is a good thing to help others. Some examples of service hours would be babysitting, helping a neighbor, coaching or helping out a sports team, etc.

Personally, I like doing service hours. Some of the things I have chosen to do have helped me figure out what kind of job I would like to pursue when I’m older. What I have figured out so far is that I enjoy working with people. Because of this, I have volunteered at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. Center for Hope Hospice is a place where you go when you are very sick and are at the last stage of your life. The point is to die with dignity. Hospice can go into homes, but if the patient has no one to take care of them, they go to a Hopsice house. In Scotch Plains, Peggy’s house, the place the patients stay, can hold 30 patients. The patients have total control over what they would like to do and have a lot of freedom. I have had 4 ½ hours so far and I love it. I have had a training session and last week, officially started my work. There are a lot of different things you can do to help out there. Volunteering at Hospice means more to me than just getting hours; I enjoy helping out people and feeling like I made someone’s day better or easier.