Most schools require students to put in volunteer hours in order to graduate. Rowan has discovered that volunteering not only helps others but can benefit the volunteer in many ways. Is a sophomore from Scarsdale High School in Westchester County, NY. He is passionate about volunteering, completing over 600 hours of volunteer service, with the majority of these hours volunteering for the homeless and his local hospital. Rowan also enjoys public speaking, ranking as the top Freshman in NY state for the 20182019 speech season. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx