Serving our communities is one of the greatest forms of engagement in the environment we live in and is the underpinning of our community; and will inevitably work towards improving our society. It is a fact that young people are our future and what better way is there to begin to engage in our surroundings by immersing ourselves into the culture of volunteerism.

Maddie is a student at Ascham School.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx