Activist
Community Assistance and Afterschool Clubs
LALA Corps- Co-Founder
Heal the Bay
AIDS Walk
During my freshman year of high school, I was searching for an after school activity that would interest me. My school did not have much to offer back then, making my choice in activities very limited. As I saw these few clubs, one interested me the most; Social Justice. I spoke to the person in charge just to get a little more information on what the club was about, and what would I do for the club. The message of this club was to focus on teaching leadership and community building skills to students, primarily focusing on driving the social justice mission at my school. I was mesmerized by the things the club had to offer. Every Wednesday, the club would meet up for 4 hours to talk about any unfair issues that were going on near the community. Since, I was first to join, I was nominated as Co-Founder of Los Angeles Leadership Corps (LALA Corps). More and more students began to join once I started spreading the word about this club. Every Tuesday, a member of the Social Justice club had to speak in front of their advisory class and inform their pupils about social justice issues in the community as well as introduce them to new vocabulary like, gentrification and intersectional. This club lasted only up to my sophomore year, meaning I had to look for any other volunteer opportunity my school had to offer. In tenth and eleventh grade, I participated in the AIDS Walk, which is a walk to raise money in order to find a cure for the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. The AIDS Walk consisted of one walking 6.2 miles around the Hollywood area and gain sponsors to donate money as one walks. I have also volunteered in an organization called Heal the Bay during my junior and sophomore years. This organization asks for people to volunteer and help clean and protect the beach. After hours of working hard at the beach, the rest of the time there is spent by relaxing or having fun while you enjoy the sun’s warm rays.
Heal the Bay
AIDS Walk
During my freshman year of high school, I was searching for an after school activity that would interest me. My school did not have much to offer back then, making my choice in activities very limited. As I saw these few clubs, one interested me the most; Social Justice. I spoke to the person in charge just to get a little more information on what the club was about, and what would I do for the club. The message of this club was to focus on teaching leadership and community building skills to students, primarily focusing on driving the social justice mission at my school. I was mesmerized by the things the club had to offer. Every Wednesday, the club would meet up for 4 hours to talk about any unfair issues that were going on near the community. Since, I was first to join, I was nominated as Co-Founder of Los Angeles Leadership Corps (LALA Corps). More and more students began to join once I started spreading the word about this club. Every Tuesday, a member of the Social Justice club had to speak in front of their advisory class and inform their pupils about social justice issues in the community as well as introduce them to new vocabulary like, gentrification and intersectional. This club lasted only up to my sophomore year, meaning I had to look for any other volunteer opportunity my school had to offer. In tenth and eleventh grade, I participated in the AIDS Walk, which is a walk to raise money in order to find a cure for the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. The AIDS Walk consisted of one walking 6.2 miles around the Hollywood area and gain sponsors to donate money as one walks. I have also volunteered in an organization called Heal the Bay during my junior and sophomore years. This organization asks for people to volunteer and help clean and protect the beach. After hours of working hard at the beach, the rest of the time there is spent by relaxing or having fun while you enjoy the sun’s warm rays.