so all of you should have a piece of paper if you don’t have it just raise
paper if you don’t have it just raise
paper if you don’t have it just raise your hand and one of the volunteers will
your hand and one of the volunteers will
your hand and one of the volunteers will give it to you there are two questions
give it to you there are two questions
give it to you there are two questions on this piece of paper I want you to
on this piece of paper I want you to
on this piece of paper I want you to think about it don’t start answering it
think about it don’t start answering it
think about it don’t start answering it now but think as I go through my speech
what will it take to change our
what will it take to change our communities and in changing our
communities and in changing our
communities and in changing our communities we’re changing this world
communities we’re changing this world
communities we’re changing this world one little step at a time
my name is Pam Shani
my name is Pam Shani and I’m here today whether you’re a
and I’m here today whether you’re a
and I’m here today whether you’re a young old woman or man to get out into
young old woman or man to get out into
young old woman or man to get out into communities and to start volunteering to
communities and to start volunteering to
communities and to start volunteering to start giving services for a good cause
start giving services for a good cause
start giving services for a good cause whenever my friends or my family come to
whenever my friends or my family come to
whenever my friends or my family come to me and they tell me they are lost unsure
me and they tell me they are lost unsure
me and they tell me they are lost unsure of what they’re doing
of what they’re doing
of what they’re doing what kind of occupation they should have
what kind of occupation they should have
what kind of occupation they should have what they should study in college I tell
what they should study in college I tell
what they should study in college I tell them one very important thing that
them one very important thing that
them one very important thing that worked for me and that is start by doing
worked for me and that is start by doing
worked for me and that is start by doing community service because they’ll be
community service because they’ll be
community service because they’ll be able to find your occupation your dream
able to find your occupation your dream
able to find your occupation your dream job it wasn’t a long time ago when I was
job it wasn’t a long time ago when I was
job it wasn’t a long time ago when I was in the same place I felt lost
in the same place I felt lost
in the same place I felt lost unsure what I was doing everything in my
unsure what I was doing everything in my
unsure what I was doing everything in my life was different I was a new girl in a
life was different I was a new girl in a
life was different I was a new girl in a new country with the whole new world
new country with the whole new world
new country with the whole new world around me and fortunately one day one of
around me and fortunately one day one of
around me and fortunately one day one of my most amazing professors approached me
my most amazing professors approached me
my most amazing professors approached me and she told me we have this program for
and she told me we have this program for
and she told me we have this program for the highly academic students in our
the highly academic students in our
the highly academic students in our school
school
school she sat through this program will do
she sat through this program will do
she sat through this program will do mounting activities Lee
mounting activities Lee
mounting activities Lee activities personal development
activities personal development
activities personal development activities and even though I had a very
activities and even though I had a very
activities and even though I had a very very busy life
very busy life
very busy life I said yes I decided to do it because
I said yes I decided to do it because
I said yes I decided to do it because every morning I woke up from five
every morning I woke up from five
every morning I woke up from five o’clock and I wouldn’t get home until
o’clock and I wouldn’t get home until
o’clock and I wouldn’t get home until 9:00 or 10:00 at night I was working I
9:00 or 10:00 at night I was working I
9:00 or 10:00 at night I was working I was taking full-time college courses
was taking full-time college courses
was taking full-time college courses while still in high school and on top of
while still in high school and on top of
while still in high school and on top of all that I had just decided to volunteer
all that I had just decided to volunteer
all that I had just decided to volunteer I worked because I knew it was very
I worked because I knew it was very
I worked because I knew it was very difficult for my father to afford five
difficult for my father to afford five
difficult for my father to afford five kids when he was only doing a part-time
kids when he was only doing a part-time
kids when he was only doing a part-time job
job
job he was also studying at a university for
he was also studying at a university for
he was also studying at a university for his PhD in engineering that was two
his PhD in engineering that was two
his PhD in engineering that was two hours away from us so I only got to see
hours away from us so I only got to see
hours away from us so I only got to see my father on the weekends my mom she was
my father on the weekends my mom she was
my father on the weekends my mom she was also very busy she was studying in
also very busy she was studying in
also very busy she was studying in college she had to take care of
college she had to take care of
college she had to take care of responsibilities for five kids while my
responsibilities for five kids while my
responsibilities for five kids while my dad was away and I thought maybe if I
dad was away and I thought maybe if I
dad was away and I thought maybe if I did this I could put up a lot of
did this I could put up a lot of
did this I could put up a lot of pressure off of my father’s shoulders I
pressure off of my father’s shoulders I
pressure off of my father’s shoulders I thought my mom’s shoulders every morning
thought my mom’s shoulders every morning
thought my mom’s shoulders every morning I woke up and I took the bus or the
I woke up and I took the bus or the
I woke up and I took the bus or the train to get to my destination so that I
train to get to my destination so that I
train to get to my destination so that I wouldn’t have to bother my parents with
wouldn’t have to bother my parents with
wouldn’t have to bother my parents with that as well
that as well
that as well and you see when we do these things they
and you see when we do these things they
and you see when we do these things they all started to add up for me my
all started to add up for me my
all started to add up for me my volunteering activities my highly
volunteering activities my highly
volunteering activities my highly academics in high school and in college
academics in high school and in college
academics in high school and in college by the time I graduated from high school
by the time I graduated from high school
by the time I graduated from high school I had already done two years of my
I had already done two years of my
I had already done two years of my college and I also graduated earlier
college and I also graduated earlier
college and I also graduated earlier than my peers and all these things they
than my peers and all these things they
than my peers and all these things they started to add up and I was able to gain
started to add up and I was able to gain
started to add up and I was able to gain my gold medal from Washington DC
my gold medal from Washington DC
my gold medal from Washington DC Congress Building
that wasn’t the only thing that I
that wasn’t the only thing that I received I received my silver my bronze
received I received my silver my bronze
received I received my silver my bronze many other certificates for my
many other certificates for my
many other certificates for my achievement from one of the senators in
achievement from one of the senators in
achievement from one of the senators in my state you see the person you’ll be in
my state you see the person you’ll be in
my state you see the person you’ll be in five years is all based on the
five years is all based on the
five years is all based on the activities you do today what kind of
activities you do today what kind of
activities you do today what kind of books you read today what kind of videos
books you read today what kind of videos
books you read today what kind of videos do you watch today what do you do in
do you watch today what do you do in
do you watch today what do you do in your daily life all depends on the
your daily life all depends on the
your daily life all depends on the person you’ll be in five years so if you
person you’ll be in five years so if you
person you’ll be in five years so if you don’t like it change it right now
don’t like it change it right now
don’t like it change it right now because now is the time to change it so
because now is the time to change it so
because now is the time to change it so that in five years when you look back on
that in five years when you look back on
that in five years when you look back on what you’ve done you’ll be proud of it
what you’ve done you’ll be proud of it
what you’ve done you’ll be proud of it you won’t regret how you spend your time
you won’t regret how you spend your time
you won’t regret how you spend your time you’ll be part of all your achievements
people tell me I’m lucky to be where I
people tell me I’m lucky to be where I am they tell me you were lucky to get
am they tell me you were lucky to get
am they tell me you were lucky to get the gold medal you were lucky to be
the gold medal you were lucky to be
the gold medal you were lucky to be successful but that’s not true it wasn’t
successful but that’s not true it wasn’t
successful but that’s not true it wasn’t luck they got all backwards if it was
luck they got all backwards if it was
luck they got all backwards if it was luck I’m gonna have had so many
luck I’m gonna have had so many
luck I’m gonna have had so many sleepless nights it felt was luck I
sleepless nights it felt was luck I
sleepless nights it felt was luck I would have failed on my face so many
would have failed on my face so many
would have failed on my face so many times I wouldn’t have been on the verge
times I wouldn’t have been on the verge
times I wouldn’t have been on the verge of giving up it was true perseverance
of giving up it was true perseverance
of giving up it was true perseverance perseverance is the key to success and
perseverance is the key to success and
perseverance is the key to success and don’t stop with success go for greatness
don’t stop with success go for greatness
don’t stop with success go for greatness because that’s well that’s what will
because that’s well that’s what will
because that’s well that’s what will make you different from the people
make you different from the people
make you different from the people around you now let me get back to my
around you now let me get back to my
around you now let me get back to my volunteering activities I first started
volunteering activities I first started
volunteering activities I first started volunteering at a hospital because I’ve
volunteering at a hospital because I’ve
volunteering at a hospital because I’ve always wanted to see the environment
always wanted to see the environment
always wanted to see the environment I’ve always wanted to know how I felt to
I’ve always wanted to know how I felt to
I’ve always wanted to know how I felt to work there so I volunteered at the acute
work there so I volunteered at the acute
work there so I volunteered at the acute care unit and in this unit we had
care unit and in this unit we had
care unit and in this unit we had patients who’ve just had surgeries so
patients who’ve just had surgeries so
patients who’ve just had surgeries so they were in a very difficult time of
they were in a very difficult time of
they were in a very difficult time of their lives
their lives
their lives very vulnerable and every day I went
very vulnerable and every day I went
very vulnerable and every day I went into all the patient’s rooms and I
into all the patient’s rooms and I
into all the patient’s rooms and I knocked on every door and I talked to my
knocked on every door and I talked to my
knocked on every door and I talked to my patients
patients
patients as a friend I wouldn’t go in to ask many
as a friend I wouldn’t go in to ask many
as a friend I wouldn’t go in to ask many endless health questions I wouldn’t go
endless health questions I wouldn’t go
endless health questions I wouldn’t go in to poke them with a needle as a
in to poke them with a needle as a
in to poke them with a needle as a doctor as a nurse would do but it was my
doctor as a nurse would do but it was my
doctor as a nurse would do but it was my job to be their friend it was my job to
job to be their friend it was my job to
job to be their friend it was my job to give them hope that they will get
give them hope that they will get
give them hope that they will get through these hard situations for
through these hard situations for
through these hard situations for example one day there was a patient who
example one day there was a patient who
example one day there was a patient who shared a very difficult disease she was
shared a very difficult disease she was
shared a very difficult disease she was diagnosed with and she forgot everything
diagnosed with and she forgot everything
diagnosed with and she forgot everything like she forgot how to write how to read
like she forgot how to write how to read
like she forgot how to write how to read she forgot all the basic necessities
she forgot all the basic necessities
she forgot all the basic necessities necessaries that we learn in elementary
necessaries that we learn in elementary
necessaries that we learn in elementary school and it only took her a year to
school and it only took her a year to
school and it only took her a year to learn all these things back she she
learn all these things back she she
learn all these things back she she learned how to write how treat all the
learned how to write how treat all the
learned how to write how treat all the math skills that she lost and she was
math skills that she lost and she was
math skills that she lost and she was able to go to college from one of my
able to go to college from one of my
able to go to college from one of my classes in chemistry and she was the
classes in chemistry and she was the
classes in chemistry and she was the most amazing person ever and I decided
most amazing person ever and I decided
most amazing person ever and I decided if she went through all these hardships
if she went through all these hardships
if she went through all these hardships and she was able to do it why can’t I do
and she was able to do it why can’t I do
and she was able to do it why can’t I do it why can’t everybody else do it it’s
it why can’t everybody else do it it’s
it why can’t everybody else do it it’s all in our hands even though I was very
all in our hands even though I was very
all in our hands even though I was very busy every time because of school
busy every time because of school
busy every time because of school because of work and every morning I woke
because of work and every morning I woke
because of work and every morning I woke up with a smile on my face because I was
up with a smile on my face because I was
up with a smile on my face because I was so excited to go volunteering I was so
so excited to go volunteering I was so
so excited to go volunteering I was so excited to go and by the time I went
excited to go and by the time I went
excited to go and by the time I went there I’d be so engrossed in what I was
there I’d be so engrossed in what I was
there I’d be so engrossed in what I was doing that I would never realize how for
doing that I would never realize how for
doing that I would never realize how for hours how three hours would pass by
hours how three hours would pass by
hours how three hours would pass by because I was so engrossed in my
because I was so engrossed in my
because I was so engrossed in my activities and by the by the time I had
activities and by the by the time I had
activities and by the by the time I had to leave I would be reluctant to leave
to leave I would be reluctant to leave
to leave I would be reluctant to leave because I just need five more minutes
because I just need five more minutes
because I just need five more minutes with the people now you may ask yourself
with the people now you may ask yourself
with the people now you may ask yourself why should I volunteer why should I give
why should I volunteer why should I give
why should I volunteer why should I give up my precious time my energy for this
up my precious time my energy for this
up my precious time my energy for this cause and if you’re not convinced I’ll
cause and if you’re not convinced I’ll
cause and if you’re not convinced I’ll give you two points that will for sure
give you two points that will for sure
give you two points that will for sure convince you number one to volunteering
convince you number one to volunteering
convince you number one to volunteering you’ll be able to realize that you will
you’ll be able to realize that you will
you’ll be able to realize that you will get way more
get way more
get way more you give you will gain leadership skills
you give you will gain leadership skills
you give you will gain leadership skills personal development skills you’ll be
personal development skills you’ll be
personal development skills you’ll be more self-sufficient more self-confident
more self-sufficient more self-confident
more self-sufficient more self-confident and all these talents will start to show
and all these talents will start to show
and all these talents will start to show in you and when you apply for a job when
in you and when you apply for a job when
in you and when you apply for a job when you decide to go to a different
you decide to go to a different
you decide to go to a different occupation you will be the better
occupation you will be the better
occupation you will be the better candidate than someone who hasn’t had
candidate than someone who hasn’t had
candidate than someone who hasn’t had these experiences number two through
these experiences number two through
these experiences number two through volunteering you’ll have a better
volunteering you’ll have a better
volunteering you’ll have a better community
community
community there’s many research done on this topic
there’s many research done on this topic
there’s many research done on this topic all of them on volunteering and they
all of them on volunteering and they
all of them on volunteering and they lead to one single conclusion one single
lead to one single conclusion one single
lead to one single conclusion one single result what is that that you’ll have a
result what is that that you’ll have a
result what is that that you’ll have a better community a community where
better community a community where
better community a community where there’s less crime less violence where
there’s less crime less violence where
there’s less crime less violence where students perform better on their exams
students perform better on their exams
students perform better on their exams overall a happier safer community for
overall a happier safer community for
overall a happier safer community for you for your children next
now were you all to imagine imagine at
now were you all to imagine imagine at the back of your mind what it would feel
the back of your mind what it would feel
the back of your mind what it would feel like if you put a smile on a little
like if you put a smile on a little
like if you put a smile on a little child’s face imagine how that would feel
child’s face imagine how that would feel
child’s face imagine how that would feel what it would feel like if you receive a
what it would feel like if you receive a
what it would feel like if you receive a thank-you from someone who’s in the
thank-you from someone who’s in the
thank-you from someone who’s in the hardest most difficult time of their
hardest most difficult time of their
hardest most difficult time of their lives
lives
lives just imagining this gives me chills now
just imagining this gives me chills now
just imagining this gives me chills now I imagine what would happen if you got
I imagine what would happen if you got
I imagine what would happen if you got this feeling for real if you receive
this feeling for real if you receive
this feeling for real if you receive this feeling in real life with real
this feeling in real life with real
this feeling in real life with real experiences with real people not from
experiences with real people not from
experiences with real people not from the media not from the newspaper but you
the media not from the newspaper but you
the media not from the newspaper but you actually got it for real and believe me
actually got it for real and believe me
actually got it for real and believe me it’s way better than imagination now the
it’s way better than imagination now the
it’s way better than imagination now the papers that I gave you there are two
papers that I gave you there are two
papers that I gave you there are two questions on it please look at it now
questions on it please look at it now
questions on it please look at it now and think about how much free time do
and think about how much free time do
and think about how much free time do you have in a week what kind of
you have in a week what kind of
you have in a week what kind of activities do you do you see there are
activities do you do you see there are
activities do you do you see there are 168 hours in one single week that’s a
168 hours in one single week that’s a
168 hours in one single week that’s a lot of hours if you think about it if
lot of hours if you think about it if
lot of hours if you think about it if you sleep eight hours a day that’s 52
you sleep eight hours a day that’s 52
you sleep eight hours a day that’s 52 hours and if you work full-time job
hours and if you work full-time job
hours and if you work full-time job let’s say a full-time job is usually 40
let’s say a full-time job is usually 40
let’s say a full-time job is usually 40 hours and the most anyone would work
hours and the most anyone would work
hours and the most anyone would work it’s 70 so if you add all these up you
it’s 70 so if you add all these up you
it’s 70 so if you add all these up you still have 42 hours extra even with a
still have 42 hours extra even with a
still have 42 hours extra even with a full-time job I’m not telling you to use
full-time job I’m not telling you to use
full-time job I’m not telling you to use all your 42 hours for volunteering I’m
all your 42 hours for volunteering I’m
all your 42 hours for volunteering I’m just telling you use 2 hours of it 3
just telling you use 2 hours of it 3
just telling you use 2 hours of it 3 hours of it to make this place better
and now you might be convinced and you
and now you might be convinced and you tell me I don’t know what kind of
tell me I don’t know what kind of
tell me I don’t know what kind of volunteering activities I should do I
volunteering activities I should do I
volunteering activities I should do I don’t know what’s out there in my
don’t know what’s out there in my
don’t know what’s out there in my community you see today is the time
community you see today is the time
community you see today is the time where Kurdistan needs the most
where Kurdistan needs the most
where Kurdistan needs the most volunteers case’ was only about a week
volunteers case’ was only about a week
volunteers case’ was only about a week ago when many people had to flee their
ago when many people had to flee their
ago when many people had to flee their homes they became homeless and there
homes they became homeless and there
homes they became homeless and there right now they’re on the streets it’s
right now they’re on the streets it’s
right now they’re on the streets it’s our job our responsibility to make these
our job our responsibility to make these
our job our responsibility to make these people help them at the hardest time of
people help them at the hardest time of
people help them at the hardest time of their life you can start by forming a
their life you can start by forming a
their life you can start by forming a group and plant trees in your
group and plant trees in your
group and plant trees in your neighborhood start by volunteering at a
neighborhood start by volunteering at a
neighborhood start by volunteering at a preschool start their start but little
preschool start their start but little
preschool start their start but little pieces at a time so that we can make our
pieces at a time so that we can make our
pieces at a time so that we can make our next generation of kids successful in
next generation of kids successful in
next generation of kids successful in the life they had they have ahead of
the life they had they have ahead of
the life they had they have ahead of them you see this world it’s very small
them you see this world it’s very small
them you see this world it’s very small there are people out there with the same
there are people out there with the same
there are people out there with the same age as me with the same ambition with
age as me with the same ambition with
age as me with the same ambition with the same life goals with the same dreams
the same life goals with the same dreams
the same life goals with the same dreams but they are not able to follow their
but they are not able to follow their
but they are not able to follow their dreams they are not able to follow their
dreams they are not able to follow their
dreams they are not able to follow their occupation because they have to worry
occupation because they have to worry
occupation because they have to worry about if they’re gonna have enough food
about if they’re gonna have enough food
about if they’re gonna have enough food for the day they have to worry about if
for the day they have to worry about if
for the day they have to worry about if they’re gonna have somewhere to sleep
they’re gonna have somewhere to sleep
they’re gonna have somewhere to sleep all night I was born with these
all night I was born with these
all night I was born with these blessings they weren’t I was born with
blessings they weren’t I was born with
blessings they weren’t I was born with warm food with a loving family with
warm food with a loving family with
warm food with a loving family with shelter every day and if I know with my
shelter every day and if I know with my
shelter every day and if I know with my blessings I can make it for make it help
blessings I can make it for make it help
blessings I can make it for make it help them have a better place so that when
them have a better place so that when
them have a better place so that when they go they can follow their dreams and
they go they can follow their dreams and
they go they can follow their dreams and make our world better this world doesn’t
make our world better this world doesn’t
make our world better this world doesn’t revolve around me it doesn’t revolve
revolve around me it doesn’t revolve
revolve around me it doesn’t revolve around you
around you
around you but it revolves around all of us as a
but it revolves around all of us as a
but it revolves around all of us as a whole we are all part of it part of a
whole we are all part of it part of a
whole we are all part of it part of a community part of a country part of a
community part of a country part of a
community part of a country part of a nation and if you grasp this in your
nation and if you grasp this in your
nation and if you grasp this in your mind think think about a little bit if
mind think think about a little bit if
mind think think about a little bit if you grasp it you will realize that these
you grasp it you will realize that these
you grasp it you will realize that these people are our responsibility
people are our responsibility
people are our responsibility because we are all like a big family
because we are all like a big family
because we are all like a big family billions of people all like a big family
billions of people all like a big family
billions of people all like a big family and this world is like a big house where
and this world is like a big house where
and this world is like a big house where we live in it thank you
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