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Sharon Yasrobi
Sharon Yasrobi
Class of 2008
Home town: Jackson,WY
Major: Political Science
Service Role-Model:
Robert F. Kennedy
Service History:
First year:
I started the year as a CBC Participant. I worked as the Student
Assistant for OVPR, where I helped to plan two Graduate Student Days of
Service, the Help the Homeless Walk, Hunger Banquet, AIDS Walk, MLK Day
of Service, CBC, and Adopt a Family. I also served as an MLK Day Site
Leader.
Second year:
I was the Volunteer Coordinator for Jumpstart. I helped in the planning
process for Kidsfest. I coordinated the Leadership Corps and was the
primary planner of JFAD. I was a CBC Group Leader and an MLK Day of
Service Team Leader.
Third year:
I was the Neighbors Project Service Coordinator for Community
Development and the Environment. I also volunteered at Washington Parks
and People, and had a class which required Service-Learning. I was the
Service Organization Liaison for the service student organization
Circle K. I was an MLK Day of Service Team Leader.
Fourth year: I worked as an strategic planning and office assistant in OCS. I also served as a CBC Group Leader.
Inspirational GW Service Moment:
My first semester of my freshman year, I was asked to lead a group of
students for the Graduate Student Day of Service. We had about 50 grad
students RSVP for the event, but only about 6 showed up that morning.
The event planner talked to the grad students who had come, and
considered canceling the event due to the low numbers. Instead, though,
those six students insisted on serving, so we broke into two (small)
groups and still went about the day of service. We were able to finish
everything that the site was expecting from us, although it took a bit
longer than anticipated, but at the end of the day, everyone had an
amazing time and left with a smile on their face.
Funniest GW Service Moment:
It was October, and I was working the phones in OCS. A senior citizen
who had attended the last two senior proms called to RSVP. She
understood that the event would be in April again, but she wanted to
call in October because she was afraid all of the spots would fill up
and she wouldn't be able to come.
Important Lesson Learned from Service:
Service and OCS are what helped me to find my home at GW. Having come
from a small town in Wyoming, I understood at the deepest level the
concept of community, but it was through my service at GW that I was
able to understand that there is a larger sense of belonging within the
smaller communities in the city.
Plans for Service Beyond GW:
I am starting Law School in the Fall of 2008. During law school and
after completion, I hope to work in the realm of Community Development,
and through that work, offer pro bono services to the members of those
communities in which I live and work.
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