Purple

This week my volunteering turned out interesting. I helped with a local event in which people are wearing purple in support of the LGBT community. I helped organize this event as well as helped with the little things going on during it. It was a short but busy event as people around the LGBT community got together in support of their cause: awareness and prevention. At first, I was super iffy about this whole volunteering thing because I have never really volunteered at a place I enjoy as much as working with the LGBT community. I feel that they all are so accepting and understandable. They are always willing to talk about daily issues whatever the subject. This really helps no matter what community you are a part of. Going to volunteer really helps my own emotional and mental health. As a consequence of volunteering, I feel more satisfied and happy with myself. There are positive things happening in my life by just simply giving an hour back to the community every week. It was cool seeing how much people can come together whatever the cause and whatever their stance on the cause. I just like the idea of a community being able to share ideas without necessarily disagreeing but rather understanding each other's point of view. That would be an ideal society to me. I think that's what the LGBT community needs: just support and acceptance. I respect the volunteer place that I volunteer at because I realize how much work they have committed to purely helping people. By helping to coordinate this one event, it has showed me the passion that these people have into improving their own community and effectively teaching and helping others to understand.

That is all for now!
Nadine Obeid