Volunteering at The Elder's Chapel

Avery Heights is a community sanatorium in the park in the city of Hartford. I have been volunteering for two years and I go to this wonderful place almost every day. When I was a high school student and I wanted to complete community service activities that all high school students have to receive, my attendance began. Since my first visit, I enjoyed helping the inhabitants living in Avery Heights during and beyond high school. Regardless of whether I am spending time with people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, or enjoying twists and turns of puzzles and Friday's bingo and healthy residents, I feel sympathy, love, gratitude It is.

When I was a high school student, we received a program called alphabet acclimation. High school graduates will voluntarily teach ways to read and write to communities' unreadable elders. I participated in activities of this year and taught many elderly people the enjoyment of reading and mathematics. Some of them are people in their 80s, but they still have the will to learn. One of my favorite, Rosemary is a 70-year-old woman. She is stubborn. But she is more enthusiastic than anyone in her class. Once it took a week to complete a part of the designated textbook. It's very hard; I almost lost patience. However, her enthusiasm leads me into the storm everyday. Whenever I feel depressed, she will say: "Metropolis, map aprannli.Palagem." (Teacher, I will understand Do not give up on me.

When I grew up, I was taught to respect my elders. Not only that - I am still being helped by the church. In college, I planned a community service event, my friends and I volunteered at the senior center. We laughed and had a wonderful conversation with the people there. This is a wonderful time

In their society, children go to school. When they were eight years old, they started volunteering. When they were 12, they were assigned work, usually reflecting the place of volunteer working hours. Elderly people are highly respected. They live in an old house. They are treated with the highest priority until they are freed. With 12 ceremonies, Jonas was chosen as the recipient of the next memory. The elders said that this option is rare. She said that Jonas presented four qualities that the beneficiary must have. They are wisdom, honesty, courage and wisdom. Jonas' s job will separate him from other citizens. Only one recipient at a time. When his training is completed, unlike other work in society, he has to work alone. He was trained by the recipient of the last memory, and he is now The Giver. Jonas' training requires acceptance of all past memories.