 I volunteer not only to change my life but to inspire change in the lives of the veterans and the individuals in my community. I strive to be an example for my generation by demonstrating that giving back, you receive so much more in return and who more important to give back to than the veterans. I would encourage the youth to come and volunteer at the hospital so that they can have the opportunity to learn from the veterans and the medical professionals here at the hospital. I would also have the opportunity to go to different departments of the hospital and learn different things, different medical terminology and also being able to help the veterans and enrich their lives and their time here at the VA so that they can have a warm feeling from the volunteers, letting them know that we are here for them to benefit their lives. My future plans are to graduate from Winthrop University with an exercise science degree with aspirations of becoming a physician assistant, hopefully to be able to work in a local VA hospital to continue to give back to the veterans in my community as well.