by Annie Ruckman |

“She’s always a nice person to everyone, and always has a smile on her face. She always makes my day whenever I see her because she is just so happy all the time,” junior Desiree Verdusco said.

Q: How did you get started with community service?

A: “I got involved with a church and met a woman named Lora Wiles who invited me to a food kitchen one summer, and I really made friends there. I really like to meet the people and serve the people.”

Q: Why do you serve?

A: “I do it because I think the best way to show love is to serve people and, in my life, love is the most important thing.”

Q: How can students at LHS get involved?

A: “There are so many ways to get involved. Find a local food kitchen. There are plenty around.”

Q: What have you learned from the people that you’ve met?

A: “I’ve learned as much from the people that I’ve served with as well as the people that I’ve served for. I think the biggest lesson that I’ve learned is that no person is above another. Even though the people that I’m serving may be poor financially a lot of them are probably more fulfilled than I am and a lot wiser than I am.”

Q: What have you learned from those you have served with?

A: “I have learned from the people that I serve with that it is of the greatest urgency to serve and just meet the needs of the people. There is so much poverty in the world and not just poverty in wealth but poverty in the spirit and I’m not just talking about faith. I’m talking about being genuinely happy and knowing that there is  a love out there that is greater than what we can even imagine.”