Community Service Community Service

By: Elizabeth VaughnBy: Elizabeth Vaughn

All the different ways…All the different ways…

There are many ways to participate There are many ways to participate in community service.in community service.

I acquired my required hours and I acquired my required hours and more through the following events:more through the following events:

Relay For Life carwashesRelay For Life carwashes Relay For Life Relay For Life GoodwillGoodwill Soup KitchenSoup Kitchen

Relay For Life…Relay For Life…

The American Cancer Society is the The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based nationwide community-based voluntary health organization voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and research, education, advocacy, and service. service.

Car Wash…Car Wash…

We had two car washes to benefit We had two car washes to benefit Relay for Life.Relay for Life.

They were held at Sonny’s from 2 – They were held at Sonny’s from 2 – 6 pm on Friday March 23 and 30. 6 pm on Friday March 23 and 30.

Both of these car washes were big Both of these car washes were big successes!successes!

Car Wash… Car Wash…

The car wash was a The car wash was a different experience different experience from the from the community service I community service I had done before.had done before.

We were out in the We were out in the hot sun, running hot sun, running around, and trying around, and trying to get people to to get people to stop for the car stop for the car wash. wash.

Car Wash…Car Wash…

After I participated After I participated in the first car in the first car wash, I knew it was wash, I knew it was an experience I an experience I wanted to repeat.wanted to repeat.

It’s always great It’s always great when you can have when you can have fun with friends fun with friends and raise money and raise money for a good cause!for a good cause!

Car Wash…Car Wash…

Caught in the act!Caught in the act! We washed manyWe washed many

cars that day…cars that day… Everyone was Everyone was

working hard!working hard!

Relay For Life…Relay For Life…

VSU held a Relay VSU held a Relay For Life walk on the For Life walk on the Front Lawn April 13 Front Lawn April 13 & 14.& 14.

Our tent had a tie-Our tent had a tie-dye theme, and our dye theme, and our activity was for activity was for people to tie-dye people to tie-dye towels and towels and washcloths.washcloths.

Relay For Life…Relay For Life…

Relay For Life…Relay For Life…

Second Harvest Food Second Harvest Food Bank…Bank…

A group of the FYE A group of the FYE students decided to students decided to go to Second go to Second Harvest and help Harvest and help out.out.

We had no idea We had no idea what we were in for.what we were in for.

We thought we We thought we would be packing up would be packing up food.food.

Instead we stuffed Instead we stuffed and sorted and sorted enveloped for enveloped for about five hours. about five hours.

The envelopes had The envelopes had to be put into to be put into boxes according to boxes according to zip code.zip code.

It was definitely an It was definitely an experience.experience.

Second Harvest Food Second Harvest Food Bank…Bank…

It was a blast getting to know the It was a blast getting to know the people at Second Harvest.people at Second Harvest.

I had never been to a food distributor I had never been to a food distributor before, and after going there, it was before, and after going there, it was definitely not what I had expected.definitely not what I had expected.

It was a great way to help out and It was a great way to help out and receive community service hours, receive community service hours, and I would definitely do it again!and I would definitely do it again!

Goodwill…Goodwill…

My friend Rita and I went to Goodwill My friend Rita and I went to Goodwill and volunteered for a couple of hours.and volunteered for a couple of hours.

This was another community service This was another community service project where we did not know what project where we did not know what we were in for until we arrived there.we were in for until we arrived there.

Neither one of us had ever been to Neither one of us had ever been to Goodwill, and I, at least, was mildly Goodwill, and I, at least, was mildly shocked at the amount of clothes.shocked at the amount of clothes.

Goodwill…Goodwill…

Rita and I were sent Rita and I were sent to the back of the to the back of the building where we building where we took stacks of took stacks of clothes and hung clothes and hung them on metal racks.them on metal racks.

We then rolled them We then rolled them to the front of the to the front of the store and hung them store and hung them up.up.

Finding the right Finding the right place to put the place to put the clothing was a chore, clothing was a chore, but once we figured but once we figured out the system, it out the system, it was not too bad.was not too bad.

I definitely learned a I definitely learned a lot about lot about organization from organization from volunteering at volunteering at Goodwill!Goodwill!

In closing…In closing…

Community service Community service is a great way to get is a great way to get to know others and to know others and learn about yourself.learn about yourself.

I am really glad I I am really glad I have had the have had the opportunity to opportunity to participate in all of participate in all of these community these community service events.service events.

I learned a lot I learned a lot through helping through helping others and getting others and getting the job done right.the job done right.

Volunteering has Volunteering has really helped me really helped me grow as an grow as an individual, and a individual, and a member of the member of the community.community.