Service LearningService Learning

BY: Hunter McDermittBY: Hunter McDermitt

Community Service Community Service OpportunitiesOpportunities

Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund Garage Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund Garage SaleSale

PUSH America Empathy DinnerPUSH America Empathy Dinner

Description of the Red Cross Tsunami Description of the Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund Garage SaleRelief Fund Garage Sale

On December 26, 2004, the largest earthquake to strike the globe since 1964 On December 26, 2004, the largest earthquake to strike the globe since 1964 rocked the ocean floor off the coast of Indonesia . The 9.0-magnitude quake rocked the ocean floor off the coast of Indonesia . The 9.0-magnitude quake triggered extremely large tsunami waves that brought massive flooding, swept triggered extremely large tsunami waves that brought massive flooding, swept away entire coastal villages, and took tens of thousands of lives with little or no away entire coastal villages, and took tens of thousands of lives with little or no warning throughout Southern Asia and coastal regions as far as Eastern Africa. warning throughout Southern Asia and coastal regions as far as Eastern Africa.

My fraternity PI KAPPA PHI organized a garage sale to raise money to help My fraternity PI KAPPA PHI organized a garage sale to raise money to help relieve the survivors of the tragedy.relieve the survivors of the tragedy.

I did 5 hours of my service learning by helping sell and organize our merchandise.I did 5 hours of my service learning by helping sell and organize our merchandise. We ended up raising just over a thousand dollars.We ended up raising just over a thousand dollars.

Devastation Of TsunamiDevastation Of Tsunami

Push America, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was Push America, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was founded by members of PI KAPPA PHI in 1977 and founded by members of PI KAPPA PHI in 1977 and remains the exclusive service learning project of the remains the exclusive service learning project of the Fraternity, with the purpose of instilling lifelong service Fraternity, with the purpose of instilling lifelong service in our members and serving people with disabilities. in our members and serving people with disabilities.

PUSH America Empathy PUSH America Empathy DinnerDinner

.. The Empathy dinner is a program that is meant The Empathy dinner is a program that is meant to raise money for PUSH America that to raise money for PUSH America that enlightens people on different handicaps such enlightens people on different handicaps such as deafness, missing a limb, or blindness.as deafness, missing a limb, or blindness.

I helped send the invitations and also helped I helped send the invitations and also helped run the actual empathy dinner making sure run the actual empathy dinner making sure everything went smoothly.everything went smoothly.

Picture of Me at the Picture of Me at the Empathy DinnerEmpathy Dinner

Lee and I posing Lee and I posing while at work for the while at work for the empathy dinnerempathy dinner