My Experience My Experience With Service With Service

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by: by: Kane WearKane Wear

OverviewOverview Why is Community Service Why is Community Service

Important?Important? My Community ServiceMy Community Service 11stst Semester Community Service Semester Community Service 22ndnd Semester Community Service Semester Community Service What I LearnedWhat I Learned

Why is Community Service Why is Community Service Important?Important?

Helps build character.Helps build character. Provides a sense of accomplishment.Provides a sense of accomplishment. Betters the community.Betters the community. Some classes require that you do it Some classes require that you do it

in order to pass…in order to pass…

My Community ServiceMy Community Service 11stst Semester Semester

PHOBIAPHOBIA 22ndnd Semester Semester

Cleaning up Brown HallCleaning up Brown Hall Alcohol Awareness FairAlcohol Awareness Fair Relay For LifeRelay For Life

11stst Semester Semester Last semester I worked at Last semester I worked at

PHOBIA at Wild Adventures PHOBIA at Wild Adventures theme park.theme park.

PHOBIA happens during the PHOBIA happens during the month of October as part of month of October as part of their Halloween celebration their Halloween celebration and includes haunted and includes haunted houses/trails and rides.houses/trails and rides.

I volunteered to work for I volunteered to work for AFROTC Det. 172 here at AFROTC Det. 172 here at VSU. All the money I earned VSU. All the money I earned went to fund the Detachment. went to fund the Detachment. The money earned from The money earned from PHOBIA is enough to fund PHOBIA is enough to fund the Detachment and all of our the Detachment and all of our activities for an entire school activities for an entire school year.year.

PHOBIAPHOBIA

22ndnd Semester Semester Brown Hall Clean UpBrown Hall Clean Up

Dorms can be pretty messy sometimes Dorms can be pretty messy sometimes because of all the people living in confined because of all the people living in confined quarters, as well as their guests coming in quarters, as well as their guests coming in and out. Because of this (and definitely not and out. Because of this (and definitely not because we keep losing visitation because because we keep losing visitation because our bathrooms are dirty) my RA sponsored a our bathrooms are dirty) my RA sponsored a Brown Hall Clean-up.Brown Hall Clean-up.

I like having visitation and I was tired of I like having visitation and I was tired of messy bathrooms, so I went and helped messy bathrooms, so I went and helped clean.clean.

Alcohol Awareness FairAlcohol Awareness Fair This semester I also signed up to work This semester I also signed up to work

at the AFROTC table at the Alcohol at the AFROTC table at the Alcohol Awareness Fair that was held on the Awareness Fair that was held on the Palms Quad. The whole event was Palms Quad. The whole event was designed to raise awareness about designed to raise awareness about alcohol abuse, etc.alcohol abuse, etc.

Relay For LifeRelay For Life This semester I also This semester I also

worked with and for worked with and for Relay For Life here at Relay For Life here at VSU.VSU.

It is an overnight event of It is an overnight event of the American Cancer the American Cancer Society designed to Society designed to spread awareness of spread awareness of cancer prevention, cancer prevention, treatments and cures, treatments and cures, celebrate survivorship celebrate survivorship and raise money for and raise money for research to find more research to find more cures for cancer. cures for cancer.

Relay For LifeRelay For Life Relay For Life generally consists of Relay For Life generally consists of

an opening lap in which cancer an opening lap in which cancer survivors take part, a ceremony survivors take part, a ceremony emphasizing “hope” and “cure,” and emphasizing “hope” and “cure,” and finally, a closing lap that everyone finally, a closing lap that everyone takes part in.takes part in.

While I was While I was “technically” signed “technically” signed up to work for the up to work for the FYE team at Relay For FYE team at Relay For Life, I found myself Life, I found myself helping out a couple helping out a couple of other teams a little of other teams a little more. For instance, more. For instance, helping out another helping out another team’s car wash! (and team’s car wash! (and for those of you for those of you wondering: Yes. I am wondering: Yes. I am washing my own car.)washing my own car.)

FYEFYE The Freshman Year The Freshman Year

Experience team’s Experience team’s theme was based on theme was based on tie-dye.tie-dye.

Tie-dye towels and Tie-dye towels and wash rags were sold wash rags were sold for $5 and $3 for $5 and $3 respectively to raise respectively to raise money for the money for the American Cancer American Cancer Society.Society.

Right…Right…

While at Relay I walked While at Relay I walked a few laps, as well as a few laps, as well as participated in the participated in the events that a few of the events that a few of the tents set up. I also let tents set up. I also let two of the tents use two of the tents use some of my personal some of my personal belongings (such as belongings (such as Guitar Hero 2, my GH Guitar Hero 2, my GH Guitar, and my Dance Guitar, and my Dance Dance Revolution Dance Revolution dancing pad) to raise dancing pad) to raise money for Relay.money for Relay.

What I LearnedWhat I Learned While doing my community service I While doing my community service I

learned a few things.learned a few things. I learned how to respect the environment I learned how to respect the environment

around me and the importance of keeping around me and the importance of keeping it clean.it clean.

I learned the value of life and the reward I learned the value of life and the reward of helping others.of helping others.

I learned that just because I may be I learned that just because I may be sacrificing my time, that does not mean I sacrificing my time, that does not mean I am wasting my time.am wasting my time.

Questions?Questions?