Contributing back to society has been one of the main components of my fulfillment. My life used to be all about me and I would often find myself unhappy. Once I learned the value of giving before recieving, my life has transformed. Here are a few projects i've spearheaded or and currenlty working on.
In 2016, while my father was battling cancer I decided to become a St. Jude Hero. As a hero, I have completed 3 half marathons and fundraised over $15,000 for the kids and families of St. Jude Children's Hospital. I chose to help St. Jude because kids and families don't have to pay anything for treatments, supplies, food, lodging, or travel.
For about 4 years I was able to bring together several organizations and community members to make lunches for individuals dealing with homelessnes. We were able to make over 10,000 lunches and fed people living in the streets of Wilmington, San Pedro, Carson, Lomita, and Los Angeles Skid row. The organiztions that helped were Toastmasters International, Lions International, Momentum Education, Kiwanis Club, Dolores St. PTA and students.
One of the first shoe collection I put together was called Project 250. Myself and a friend took on the task to collect 250 pairs of shoes for those in need. In a couple of weeks, we had our car full of shoe donations. We continue to collect and give to those in need on a daily basis.