Civic Engagement and Volunteering Mentee Guide Week 7 The Vira
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How do you define service? Directions: Each person needs to
take a moment to copy the following list to a piece of paper.
Individually, place a 1 next to the service activity that best
aligns with your philosophy of service, or what you deem to be the
most important way to serve. Place a 10 next to the activity that
least represents your philosophy of service Providing dinner once a
week at a homeless shelter Leaving your car at home and biking to
work every day Donating $50 to the Red Cross Giving blood Writing a
letter to a congressional leader about homelessness in America
Tutoring children at a local elementary school Voting in every
election Chaining yourself to an old growth tree as loggers enter
the forest Serving on a committee at a religious institution
Adopting an 8 year old child Choosing a career in social services
Created by: Kent Koth and Scott Hamilton, Salem, OR. 1993 Revised
2003 The Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership
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Reflection Compare Share your service rankings, are your lists
exactly the same? What criteria did you use to rank the activities?
What past experiences or personal values impacted the way you
ranked each activity? Define Would you argue that any of the
activities are not service? In your opinion, can service ever be
harmful? Discuss Is there a universal definition of service? Please
explain your answer. The Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global
Leadership
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Categories Of Service Activism: Chaining yourself to an old
growth tree as loggers enter the forest Charity or Philanthropy:
Donating $50 to the Red Cross Citizenship: Writing a letter to a
congressional leader about homelessness and/or voting Direct
Service: Providing dinner once a week to a homeless shelter and/or
tutoring children at a local elementary school Lifestyle: Leaving
your car at home and biking to work every day and/or Giving blood
Religion or Spirituality: Serving on a committee at a religious
institution Vocational: Choosing a career in social services Mini
Discussion: Does your service philosophy align with some categories
more than others? The Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global
Leadership
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Community Engagement Experience (CEE) Vision The CEE
constitutes an initiative derived from inspiration experienced
abroad Collaborate Partner with different organizations to draw on
everyones resources, time, energy and ideas! Innovation Think
outside the box and come up with an entirely new initiative!
Teamwork Form a team with other VIH awardees and community members
to achieve your goals! The Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in
Global Leadership
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Mentor Share Please take a few moments to discuss your
Community Engagement Experience (CEE) with your mentee. Share the
vision of your CEE; how your CEE was a new initiative; and, how you
navigated team dynamics. Share the impact on Your community Your
team Your leadership skills Together review the resources on the
Leadership Development page and the CEE page of the VIH website.
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