Vacation Bible School: I helped volunteer at the Vacation Bible School put on by my church (Faith Bible Church, Sycamore Ohio). I helped in various activities such as snacks, music, or registration. Vacation Bible School Total Hours: 126 Short Term Missionary: Each summer I volunteer at a Joni and Friends family retreat in Maranatha Michigan, where I spend the week serving as an assistant to families with a special needs family member, helping them through the activities. Joni and Friends Total Hours: 252 Matthew 25 Ministries: Matthew 25 is a nonprofit organization in Blue Ash Ohio that focuses on humanitarian aid. While volunteering there, I help package and sort various supplies to be shipped out. Matthew 25 Ministries Total Hours: 105 Campus and Community Day: November 3, 2015 marked the 13th annual campus-wide service day. In honor of the community reaching out to union following the tornado that devastated Union's Campus, the entire student body participates in various service activities around the community as a means of giving back. This year, I helped rake leaves and trim bushes at Highland Park Community Church. Carl Perkins Christmas: Student Activities Council sponsors the Carl Perkins Christmas party, which provides a safe and fun Christmas party for children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds of drug abuse and violence. This year, I helped organize the party as well as act as the representative for SAE and sponsored two children, buying them gifts on their Christmas lists. Extracurricular Activities National Honor Society: As a member of National Honor Society, I volunteer at many charity events and fundraisers. I am a co-chair for Operation Christmas Child where I coordinated and oversaw the packaging and shipping out of Christmas gifts for impoverished children around the world. Total Hours: 200 Youth Group: I am an active member of my church youth group. I often lead worship playing the piano. I also participate in many local volunteer events and mission's trips. Grades 7,8,9,10,11,12 Total Hours: 780 Track and Field: I am a varsity track and field sprinter for mason high school. I placed first at the JV GMC District championships, as well as placing at many Varsity meets, including the indoor OSU meet. Grades 9,10,11,12 Total Hours: 600 Speech and Debate: I am the event leader for policy debate where I organize and coordinate event practices. I am a two year state qualifier in policy debate. And I routinely place top 3 in many local debate tournaments. Grades 9,10,11,12 Total Hours: 350 Student Activities Council (SAC): I am a member of the student activities council at Union University. SAC is in charge of organizing various fun events and charity opportunities for in charge of tickets for variety show Sigma Alpha Epsilon: I am a brother of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. I am the Philanthropy and fundraising chair, in which I am in charge of our chapter's charity and raising money for research at St. Jude's Hospital. I am also a Devotie Ritual School graduate 2015. BIOME: I am a member of the Biology club at Union University, which provides friends, academic support, and fun events for students with similar interests, as well as a place where students can enhance their leadership skills and preparation for professional life. Student Members of the American Chemical Society: I am a member of the Union University Student Members of the American Chemical Society, in which I participate in various social, scholarship, and service events.