Service Learning

My service learning is going really well. So far I have volunteered around 5 or 6 hours. To be honest, it doesn't feel like work. I enjoy working with the children and they seem glad to have my company. It makes me feel good inside to know that I helped someone. The children I work with really have their own personalities and stay positive despite their disablities(mostly autism).I now see how alike they are to other children who do not have the same problems. I enjoy spending time with them (especially the other day when they had an Easter Egg hunt). I think I will continue to volunteer there even when I have completed my 15 hours.

service learning

So far, I have picked out 5 independent service projects. One is going to the JRA or Jewish Relief Agency. It is a group that donates food to jewish people in Philadelphia. We bag the food and also we deliver the food to the needy. Many of the people are Russian immigrants who desperately need food. The other is at the Northeast Community Center. Once a week on Tuesdays I volunteer with mentally challenged people and play water games with them at the pool. Another idea I had was cleaning up my neighborhood park and adding extra trash cans. Another idea for when it comes around summer time is talk to the kids at my moms school and talk to them about how important it is to read over the summer time. Last but not least, my house is around the corner from Friends Hospital and help them keep the grounds clean.

The two school wide projects I would like to research in depth are sponsoring entrepreneurs in poverty. Another is talking about the dangers in the acid found in batteries. I would like to sponsor a village in Africa. I another idea is to create a public service announcement on AIDS/HIV. I would like to start a candy sale for breast cancer research. Another is a seminar on web safety