The University of Guam Tritons can be seen serving their community in many ways. However, some Tritons spend their time serving the general and Triton community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AmeriCorps Guam Memorial Hospital (GMHA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arielle Candelario is a third-year student majoring in biology and philosophy who volunteers with AmeriCorps Guam Memorial Hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candelario\u2019s heartfelt experience with community service began when she helped found an organization called the \u201cWalking Nuns\u201d while attending the Academy of Our Lady of Guam to help decrease the homeless population in the area.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would go out during lunch to give them food,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was hard sometimes because eventually these people who you form connections with would become your friends. It was hard seeing the situations they were in and accepting that you\u2019re doing all you can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Candelario, helping others in the community helped her learn how to be a leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a student, it was through these community service organizations that helped me become a leader,\u201d she said. \u201cI always doubted my ability to lead people until the moment that I was asked if I wanted to make a difference by forming an organization with others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UOG Triton Changemakers (TCM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UOG Triton Changemakers is an organization that established itself at the start of this semester and aims towards providing aid for students and helping community members in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina Babauta, a second-year health and physical education major, is the special events committee chairperson for TCM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babauta expressed her initial interest in TCM. \u201cI think the reason why I like it so much is because of my personality,\u201d she said. \u201cIf I\u2019m helping someone, I always have a reason to keep going and feel aligned with my purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Babauta, who is passionate in helping anyone in any way she can, believes that being successful depends on how much of an impact you can make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[For TCM] and myself, [success] is all about what kind of change we\u2019ve brought about in the community,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s all about the quality of the change and the impact of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babauta expressed that a trait she\u2019s developed from community service would be courage and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a changemaker you always have to look for ways to do something differently,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s being able to ask the question \u2018Am I making an impact?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added, \u201cTo be a leader you must take care of your people and being a part of TCM has taught me that \u2018iron sharpens iron\u2019 meaning that if I want my people to be sharp then I have to be sharp too,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community service comes in many forms, whether it be social welfare or promoting wellness in our community, and UOG Tritons continue to make a difference in the lives of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Guam Tritons can be seen serving their community in many ways. However, some Tritons spend their time serving the general and Triton community.\u00a0 AmeriCorps Guam Memorial Hospital (GMHA) Arielle Candelario is a third-year student majoring in biology and philosophy who volunteers with AmeriCorps Guam Memorial Hospital.  Candelario\u2019s heartfelt experience with community service … <\/p>\n

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