Manages to lend a helping hand even when her hands are full.

It was one of those things that you thought would never happen to you or someone you knew. I remember my dad waking me up long before time to get ready for school and taking me outside. I couldn't believe what I saw: the house just a few doors down, where two girls just a few years younger than me lived, was blazing with fire. Even though the firefighters worked hard, they couldn't save the house.

I remember thinking how awful it must feel to lose in everything you own one night. Clothes, toys, memories. I wanted to do something for those girls, so I started a drive at school where anyone could bring in donations to replace what they lost. I invited them over to spend the night often so they could have a slice of normal back. And for Christmas, I gave them a scrapbook that I secretly put together with all the pictures I could get from their friends and relatives.


I think about those girls and how our community came together to help them every time I volunteer now. As a member of Delta Zeta, I have the opportunity to do good and enrich other lives through giving. I'm grateful to be given the opportunity to help, and that has enriched my life, too. Our Creed says, "to those whom my life may touch in slight measure, May I give graciously of what is mine." In Delta Zeta, you not only give, but you get so much back in return.