This year promises to be a very special year for me and my peers as we engage on a mission to collect enough funds to help disadvantaged children in Dominican Republic through a program called Global Community Engagement (GCE). Although I have done my share of international volunteering in the past, this will be the first time I will get to interact with kids who, unlike many of us, were born to very difficult conditions and who have very limited resources, if any, to live a happy life. I have committed to make service a substantial part of my life, and I really hope to turn this opportunity into one where I can selflessly give back to those who weren't born with the luxuries that many of us have grown accustomed to. Through GCE we develop educational programs to take to the children as well as the donation of school supplies clothes, and hygiene items.