What is Community Service?
Community service is investing time in the community through many different 
activities as a volunteer. Such volunteering can include service in a local hospital, nursing home, Red Cross, clinic, community projects, Teen Court, mentoring, neighborhood cleanups, youth work, coaching youth teams, tutoring, reading to younger children, and countless other possibilities.
How Can Students Benefit from Doing Community Service?
Community service can change young people, helping them find a purpose, plan and a direction in life and helping them see life from a totally different perspective. Volunteering in the community gives students much to share in a winning scholarship essay as they relate real-life stories, characters, events, dates, and personal experiences which have built character and changed them and those around them. “It is not about me anymore, but making a difference for others in the direction I follow for my life.” A young person finds something that brings true meaning and satisfaction. With the impact of community service, combined with writing down ideas, goals, and dreams, a momentum begins that sets in motion the purpose and passion that drives a student to a life-calling, not only a career.
Testimonials
“I am not afraid of applying to schools anymore because I think I can’t afford it,” he said. “I know I am going to get in somewhere that is best for me and I will be happy.” The result at the end of his senior year was almost a half a million dollars of scholarships which included the Bills Gates Millennium Scholarship, admission to Columbia University paid in full, and scholarship money to pay for his education from the freshman year in college through medical school."
St. John Newmann High School, Naples, Florida
"Another record year at Chapel Hill High School with over one million dollars in scholarships using Path to Scholarships®! A record of nine students received Faulconer Scholarships for five years and one Dell Scholar!"
Frances Palmer, Counselor, Chapel Hill High School, Tyler, Texas
"Path to Scholarships® is a very effective program that guides students step by step. The program not only guides students through the scholarship process, but also teaches them to speak from within in learning about their life purpose. Through this curriculum students are equipped and prepared to move on to the next level!"
Jaime Valverde, Counselor, Woodburn High School, Woodburn, Oregon
*All testimonials are subject to our Disclaimer.