Vaseline Unilever Healing Project Paper

In the beginning of the project being that we were doing the Vaseline Unilever Healing Project we were not supposed to collect money from people. We were told to only collect the items for the Healing Project so there would not be a problem with people wanting to receive tax write-offs for their donations. My group had only collected three jars of Vaseline before the project came to an end with us being able to change the project and go in our own direction to complete a community service project. Getting money for this specific project was not challenging at all. Once we told people what we were collecting the money for people began to donate with no hesitation. We each set a goal of $50 dollars a piece being that we would come to a grand total of $200 dollar in donations. At the end we all meet our goal of not only receiving $200 dollars but we collected $245

I myself and no one whom I am close to has been a victim of domestic violence so it is not something that comes up in every day conversation. Visiting the shelter has shined a light on how big of an issue domestic violence is in the area. I had never been inside of a shelter prior to visiting the Battered Women’s Shelter so I did not know to assume. I imagined pods on a floor, a small area, and old nasty building. By my surprise I was in an utter shocker. The shelter was very well put together and clean. There were several rooms including, bedrooms, bathrooms, play rooms, and two therapy rooms. There was a woman who let us inside her room to see the actual size of the room and what comes included in the room. The lady who gave us the tour also told us how we could come back and volunteer in the office area of the shelter which put big smiles on all of our faces. The Battered Women’s Shelter is a wonderful place and is giving domestic violence victims a second chance at life and also providing hope to the women who stay