A Trip to Appalachia Service Project It was back in the summer of 2004 when all was calm. The trees filled w/ dry green leaves, the grass barely green as patches of yellowness overcame its dried burned look, dandelions arose in monstrous amounts as the white cotton-like blooms of a dandelion flutter in the midst of an arid breeze, and visions of heat waves could clearly be noticed along a paved street on a clear afternoon. Yep, this truly was mid summer. But I do prefer summer over winter any
Through church and school organizations I have been able to participate in numerous varieties of service projects. From traveling to different countries, states and even neighborhoods, I have found that the common factor in any service project is helping others and building relationships. For me, service projects became a part of who I am when I was able to travel to Haiti after my sophomore year of high school. Before anyone arrives to a third world country they must prepare themselves. However
When thinking about doing my service learning project I had to think about so many things. The very first thing that I had to think about was doing a group or individual project. When doing a group project you don’t want to be the only person that actually does the work. You know that if you do a project alone you will be doing all the work and you will have no time to procrastinate at all. I chose to do a group project with my roommate at the time and a girl that was in my suite at the time. Even
My expectations before the service project were met but others were not. In all aspects of life, of life, people have expectation when they want to do something or are doing something that fascinates them. The service project has been a preplanned event and there are several expectations that I have always visualized before the commencement of the project. Firstly, before the commencement of the project, I always visualized and imagined the picture people with some emotional or psychological problems
The thought of community service was a bore to me before I began my volunteer work. I dreaded starting my community service although I knew I had to do it. Where I earned my hours did not even matter to me. I just wanted to get it over with. To my surprise it was not what I expected. Community service was not a painful experience; it was a very enjoyable and beneficial experience. I performed my community service with Habitat for Humanity. The non‐profit organization chooses the applicant that
Service Learning Project – Attend a Jewish Synagogue Service I have attended a Christian church my whole life. While I have attended various denominations, I have always considered myself to be non-denominational, not favoring one over the other. The only other churches I have ever attended were Catholic; I have had other family members practice this faith and so have always been a guest with them if I have gone and had the services feel fairly familiar. When we were given the project to go and attend
A continuous community service project involves many pieces that have to fit together perfectly in order to complete the puzzle. The first step is to determine your idea for your project. Then you have to find a way to sponsor your funds. Next is the step where you pinpoint which organization your community service project is going to benefit and all the event details. Finally, it is time to put your community service project into drive. Your community service should be one to benefit the people
For my community service project I did a large variety of projects. I completed a total amount of seventy-one hours, which includes: eleven hours of in school hours, and sixty hours of out of school service. The groups I worked with include: The Immaculate Conception School, The Merimack Heights Academy, and the Mad Science program. Overall I had a great time and a wonderful experience serving the community. For the Immaculate Conception School I did many events. First for the I.C.S I helped to
at the Activity Center for my Service Learning project. My duties were to watch the kids who participated in the after school program, play with them and help them with their home homework. I really enjoyed interacting with the African-American people and culture. I learned many things from the African-American population I worked with. I learned how the Activity Center staff teaches the after school kids good manners and behavior. I mentioned in one of my service learning journals that the staff
For my service project, I became a vegetarian for one month, and volunteered at the Humane Society of Utah, an animal shelter located in Murray. First off, becoming a vegetarian was much harder for me than I thought it was going to be. Prior to this project, I hadn't really noticed just how much meat my family was actually eating, so cutting it out my diet was somewhat difficult. For the first week or so my family was pretty helpful, and they ate and aided me in cooking my dinner almost every night
Feed My Starving Children Service Project I chose to do my service learning project at Feed My Starving Children. I chose this service learning project because I had prior knowledge and experience by doing it with my family and church. Feed My Starving Children has been a huge impact to those who have participated in this service experience because their mission is to pack meals that go to very hungry children around the world. Being from a single parent family, it is hard for us to not be concerned
Service Learning For my service learning project I dedicated one hour to selling tickets for the benefited pulled pork dinner with our Cowley Activity Awareness Team (CAAT), and did the rest of my hours by serving at the lunch/dinner. The pulled pork dinner was hosted by ACES, another club at Cowley, and it all the money that was raised went towards a food packaging event in November. My duties in this were to fill up cups with water/tea, serve food, and send out prepared meals to cars. I chose to
Service Reflection For my service learning project, I went to Jan Brzechwy Polish School to volunteer. I had a great experience, and I did not expect it to go that smoothly. This experience allowed me to visit the same Polish school that I attended for twelve years every Friday night. Although it was hard giving up my Fridays to learn Polish, I am so grateful that I did because knowing the language that my parents know and communicate with is rewarding even though we primarily speak in English
What comes to mind when you hear the word leader? Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy? According to Webster's Dictionary, a leader is "one who leads." After participating in the Leadership Program, I have learned that a leader is hard to summarize. I entered the Leadership Program with a narrow mind. I thought that I knew the expectations of leadership along with everything that leadership entails. After all, how difficult could it be to persuade others to see your personal opinion and
least it does for me. Growing up in the Methodist church, I have always been taught to offer what I can to those in need, whether that be a service, money, food, or kindness. One of the ways in which we learn about the importance of giving back is through mission work, and for high school and college students in my church, this means the Appalachia Service Project. As a young girl, I couldn’t wait until it was my turn to be on an ASP crew. And when I finally began experiencing these trips, I loved everything
I did my service learning project with Blugold Beginnings as a college mentor at Altoona High school. The project has been impactful to me, because I learned a lot about the struggles of adolescents who experience hardship not only in exploring their identities but also in school and family settings. The service learning project broke the rebellious adolescents stereotype for me and allow me to see each students I work with as individuals and realizing that their problems come from the environment
I am seeking funding for an eight-week-long global health service learning project in Lusaka, Zambia. During this time, I will be participating in a homestay experience in Lusaka. This project will consist of three main components: research, shadowing, and service, which will serve to not only expand and enrich my understanding of global health, but also to empower the communities that I will be working with. In preparation for this program, I am currently enrolled in a pre-departure seminar, which
This semester has given me the opportunity to engage in a service learning project for the Centerville community. My service project included providing an hour of life saving technique skills at the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church in Centerville to the adolescent bible study group. This service opportunity has enabled me to meet the nursing program outcome number three by being a compassionate and conscientious nurse who serves humanity and the profession of nursing in the spirit of Christian
For my service learning project I worked with the challenger learning center by helping them get ready, setup, and working with them at their booth during the pumpkins in the park event. This service learning project not only gave me a chance to study myself and how I work and act with new people, but it also gave me a chance to study other people and how they work with the people they know and don’t know. The weird thing about this service learning project that I didn’t realize until I got to the
Service learning is a method of “knowing and doing”. In my experience, it’s the one of the best way to learn the material as well reflect what we learn by helping the community. For me even more than doing it for the grades, I like to serve other people whole heartedly. The feeling of fulfillment after you serve is beyond ourselves when we extended our arm for the people in the community. For my service learning project, I volunteered with two different organizations. My first volunteering was through