Meaningful Event - Personal Statement Example

Meaningful Event I am a person who believes in universal brother hood and humanity towards people all around the globe. As a student, I believe I have certain responsibility towards fellow students and people around the campus. I always was keen on helping people who are poor and needy as much as I can. I feel pity for the population in Africa who are starving and suffering without a means to live. We have students from various ethnical background and communities in our school and hence I feel closeness and affection for people of various nations.

When I hear about national calamities and war happening across the countries, I feel horrified and worried for the people living in those countries. So with a mind to help people and communities, I decided to start a school club which would help me to collect clothes and other living necessities which could turn in to help for poor and needy people. But unfortunately, I was denied permission to start school club for collecting clothes as this was not a permissible act. I was very disappointed on this news and wanted to find out a way to help people.

As a student, I know I have knowledge about my responsibility as a citizen of a rich nation. People like me should understand the grievance of people of under developed nations and should take measures to help them. I am not a very rich person even though I live in an affluent area. I know being rich is not the only way to help people. When I heard about the earthquake event in Haiti I was truly devastated. It has destroyed the lives of thousands of people and they were suffering for food, water and shelter.

So in order to help people in such situation I started a small chapter in my own town and started collecting funds, clothes and other basic necessities needed for people. It was an amazing experience for me as I understood the number of people came forward to contribute to this cause. I collected a considerable amount of things from various donators and as I had connection with charitable organizations I circulate it to them. Many people from my campus also came forward to help me and appreciate me on this effort.

This was a very important event in my life as this was the occasion I was being very practical about my desire to help people. This can also contribute to my college as people will know I am student of the particular college and it will increase the prestige and good will of the college. The more important thing is that I have travelled to Haiti and saw in person the people who were suffering and tried to pacify and contribute to them as much as I can. I am planning next to visit Costa Rica in February and help people who are helpless and needy in my own way.

I think my efforts will also motivate students in my campus to come forward and help people who are less fortunate.