My Legacy as a Sullivan Leader

The events I have experienced in leadership class have made me feel as if I have carried on the legacy as a Sullivan leader. Our class has participated in various activities to which we have helped made a difference environmentally and in acts of leadership. The humanitarian projects I’ve engaged in has helped me think maturely and selflessly, it has made me realize how much we can do for others or for the less fortunate if we work together as a community. Taking leadership has helped me gain confidence in myself and initiate more so daily. It has helped me feel like a true leader who holds enough power to make a difference by engaging in events in order to provide for the less fortunate.

 My goals for this class were to simply be a part of the community and make a change, to take the time out of my schedule and selflessly help others, and to participate in events that count as volunteering. My goals also consisted of personally improving my communication skills as well as gaining leadership abilities that will serve as an advantage for future jobs, volunteering opportunities, etc. I have achieved all these goals by taking this class and made many memories to reflect back to. All the events I have participated in have helped me in achieving these goals for they have helped me realize the power of taking a stand and working together in a community to benefit others. Leadership class has helped increase my self-esteem and self awareness as well as improve my ability to work in group dynamics and gain civil responsibility. I am absolutely certain that participating with the activities from this class has prepared me to be an effective participant in the work force.

My most powerful experience in the course was the food drive where we got an opportunity to visit a farm and work together by physically picking out corn and getting our hands dirty. This food drive made me feel as if I was partly responsible for making a change for the better in this society. The chance to actually get up and work our best to make something happen was truly inspirational. The corn we picked went straight to the food bank to provide a meal for the homeless. Participating in charity work made me feel good about myself. Alongside picking corn, we collected food from students and sent it to the food bank. Collecting little by little from school slowly added up to a huge amount which bought me a feeling of satisfaction.

         

          In my opinion, the Christmas bureau family sponsorship was an excellent experience for my group as well. In this project, we met the families that were assigned to us; we shared many heartbreaking and inspirational stories. It felt great to spend Christmas helping a family in need rather than focusing on our wants. This experience made me feel as if I had contributed to the community and shared a memorable moment as a listener and a learner with the family. I felt empowerment when I realized by simply gifting a family with presents I can make a valuable difference. This experience taught me how to project a dynamic attitude and capitalize my leadership qualities. It inspired me to transform a vision into a reality.

These past 5 months were full of various little activities that made a great difference to the community. Numerous events such as the cops for cancer, Movember whisker Wednesday, Remembrance Day assembly, and the school tours all involved working together as a team in order to benefit others and make change happen. We actually got an opportunity to prepare ourselves for such medical emergency through getting certified for CPR. This was one of the events where I felt like a learner. The grade 8 retreat event gave me chance to take the role of a teacher and a leader. We organized the students in groups as well as games for them to play. This event was certainly my memorable moment as a teacher. Environmentally, I feel like we made a real big difference in the community around the school by picking up trash. The weekly cleanups in the community, and also the removal of the invasive species in the community helped the environment around our school to grow. We also replaced the invasive species of plants that we pulled out with local species of plants that should be growing in our environment. This built a clear and compelling vision of how the future should be and how individuals should be inspired to help in modern society.

 My plans for continued growth as a leader consist of being reliable and helping create a better future that people can live in. I have gained motivation to succeed in all aspects of my future goals. I have bought a positive attitude, ready to work and volunteer to the class community and the class dynamic. I still look up to Ellen DeGeneres as my icon for I adore her generosity towards people and it inspires me to do the same for our society. All the events and activities I took part in are now left to be a legacy for future students. Making all these experiences fun and worthwhile was what made it most memorable.