Community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others. it is often done near the area where you live, so your own community reaps the benefits of your work. you do not get paid to perform community service, though sometimes food and small gifts, like a t-shirt, are given to volunteers.

for this assignment, reflect on what type of community service you have done or would like to do. if you have no experience with community service, do a quick search of the hashtag #trashtag and see what comes up.

then, in a paragraph or more, reflect: is community service important for a community? why or why not? is it better to volunteer your time or donate money? does it depend on the cause? why or why not? if you could start your own charity, what would your mission be? who would you serve? what kinds of acts of service would volunteers perform?