Service learning is all about raising money to help the less fortunate in our society and inculcating values into us students. Think of it as a way to give back to society after it has done so much for us. For our class, we raised the funds by selling gift packs consisting of one packet of oreo, a packet of mamee, a small chocolate ball, a jelly and a packet of small biscuits at $2.50 each. I'm glad to have learnt through this experience that there are many people out there, especially in our school, who actually have compassionate and caring hearts to generously donate to charity. Apparently, some external guests visiting our school also donated large sums of money to our fun pack booth to help to needy. I have also learnt that our money can be put to much greater use if we could use it to help members of our society who are in need. Therefore, I have learnt to spend my money more wisely and cultivate the habit of saving, not only for my future, but to also to help the less fortunate when the need arises. Whether it is merely a few cents or hundreds of dollars, every cent does count to many people out there, victims of natural disasters, the mentally ill, the elderly or even just the families on the lower end. It has also helped me learnt that my responsibility is to give back to society through whatever means I am capable of. Singapore has done so much in bringing us up, there should be no need to hesitate when it comes to these small acts of kindness.
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