Oldest Child Stereotypes Redefined

Dustin

Resident Assistant

Club President

Oldest Child

Tell Us Your Good Deed:

Drove a friend to the airport at 4am

Why are you participating?:

I wish to help do away with evil!

John

Quinnipiac University , CT

United States

Oldest Child

Haitian American

Ballroom Dancer

Tell Us Your Good Deed:

I love helping others and changing the lives of many with joy and happiness. I have gone to Florida with QU Campus Ministry Freshmen year of college and volunteered at a School for pregnant teenagers; then sophomore and junior year of college I went to Nicaragua with the Albert Schweitzer Institute where I help and lead building schools and planting gardens for the children of cities near Leon; and senior year of college I am going to Battle Creek Michigan to help build homes with Habitat for Humanity. To be able to put a smile on another's face is something that I value a lot!

Melissa

East Hanover, NJ

Estados Unidos

Short

Oldest Child

Extroverted

Tell Us Your Good Deed:

I am a Resident Assistant at Quinnipiac University and find it to be a very rewarding experience. Everyday I get to help my residents with things that are impacting their lives, whether it is a small matter or something more significant. The most rewarding part is knowing that I am making a difference in their lives and helping them to make a difference in the lives of other people.

Why are you participating?:

I want to help others understand that they are not alone. Too often people get so caught up in judging others for their differences rather than celebrating the uniqueness that is each person. It is time to start sharing our awesome gifts with the world.

Irene

Oldest Child

Bookworm

Grandmother

Tell Us Your Good Deed:

Volunteer at many different places. Love helping and meeting new people.

Ashley

Hollis, NH

United States

Feminist

Oldest Child

Cheerleader

Tell Us Your Good Deed:

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." My parents gave me a key chain with this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt on it in second grade, and they have been mine to live by since. Thinking and living outside of the box to try and be me while helping others is how I achieve my dream of being a woman for and with others. In the summer of 2011, I had to the chance to go to Israel and Palestine (West Bank). As I walked through the narrow, rubble covered streets of a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank, I was suddenly surrounded by the most happy, vibrant, and curious little kids who all wanted to see me, and ended up sitting on the ground playing and talking until it was time to leave. I realized I was, and am, living my dream in little ways.

Cheryl

Worcester, MA

United States

Equalist

Student

Oldest Child

Tell Us Your Good Deed:

I served as a teenage role model and leader to the young ladies of my community. Twice a week I would go to work and be ambushed by many smiles and girls. It was the greatest feeling to leave work and see the smiles that I'd put on the girls faces and the smile that they'd put on mine. Now, I'm a junior at Salem State University, and I make certain to continue to work with others as I'm a tour guide and aid prospective students and families in making the decision as to where they will spend their college careers.

Why are you participating?:

Because in the world, labels shouldn't mean anything. This project is a great way for people to label themselves in a way that expresses who they truly are... it's 100% acceptable to be yourself!

Joan

Oldest Child

Mother

Teacher

Tell Us Your Good Deed:

To be an anchor, calming presence, and reassurance that those close to me know they have someone who loves them, will take care of them and accepts them unconditionally.