Busy Saturday!
Service.
This past Saturday, I participated in SLU's annual Make A Difference Day, the largest collegiate community service project in the state of Missouri and one of the largest in the nation. This year, 2,755 students joined together to serve the St. Louis community in a variety of ways. For me and three of my friends, we ventured down to the Lemay Child and Family Center, a non-profit educational center for low-income families to spend the day painting. Our task was simple: repaint many cubbies, walls, and doors that had been defaced by CRAYON and the artistic talent of toddlers. We painted our tails off from 9am-2pm and had a great time!
It made me realize how much I miss serving and that I need to do it more! Even if only once a month, I need to find a way to serve the community. I'm taking two proactive steps to make this happen. First, I signed up for an e-newsletter for this group called the United Way NextGen. It's a non-profit organization of 20 and 30 somethings in the St. Louis area who gather monthly for service and social outings. I'm hoping I'll be able to attend some of the November events, meet folks outside the work bubble, and be able to give back to St. Louis! Second, I saw a flier at Cafe Ventana last week for a place called Project Safe Harbor. I googled it and it's a relatively new non-profit to assist LGBT youth who are homeless. I'd love to get involved with this organization and hope in the near future to make contact with them and see how I can volunteer.
Masquerade.
After grabbing a quick nap upon returning home, I went to help my staff set up for the second annual Masquerade Halloween Dance in the residence hall. We had spent a lot of money buying food and decorations for this event and the staff had worked SO HARD to advertise the event not only in our community but in every residence hall. They even got the dance posted in the campus wide Oksoberfest calendar for alcohol-alternative events on campus. I hope and prayed for good attendance since last year's dance was a flop and had a poor showing. We also charged a $2 admission for anyone who didn't live in the building to help student government with a fundraiser. Our prayers were answered and the event proved to be a HUGE success. We had about 200 students attend the dance, raised $167, and my staff felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.
All in all, it proved to be a wonderful weekend!
Cheers.
This past Saturday, I participated in SLU's annual Make A Difference Day, the largest collegiate community service project in the state of Missouri and one of the largest in the nation. This year, 2,755 students joined together to serve the St. Louis community in a variety of ways. For me and three of my friends, we ventured down to the Lemay Child and Family Center, a non-profit educational center for low-income families to spend the day painting. Our task was simple: repaint many cubbies, walls, and doors that had been defaced by CRAYON and the artistic talent of toddlers. We painted our tails off from 9am-2pm and had a great time!
It made me realize how much I miss serving and that I need to do it more! Even if only once a month, I need to find a way to serve the community. I'm taking two proactive steps to make this happen. First, I signed up for an e-newsletter for this group called the United Way NextGen. It's a non-profit organization of 20 and 30 somethings in the St. Louis area who gather monthly for service and social outings. I'm hoping I'll be able to attend some of the November events, meet folks outside the work bubble, and be able to give back to St. Louis! Second, I saw a flier at Cafe Ventana last week for a place called Project Safe Harbor. I googled it and it's a relatively new non-profit to assist LGBT youth who are homeless. I'd love to get involved with this organization and hope in the near future to make contact with them and see how I can volunteer.
Masquerade.
After grabbing a quick nap upon returning home, I went to help my staff set up for the second annual Masquerade Halloween Dance in the residence hall. We had spent a lot of money buying food and decorations for this event and the staff had worked SO HARD to advertise the event not only in our community but in every residence hall. They even got the dance posted in the campus wide Oksoberfest calendar for alcohol-alternative events on campus. I hope and prayed for good attendance since last year's dance was a flop and had a poor showing. We also charged a $2 admission for anyone who didn't live in the building to help student government with a fundraiser. Our prayers were answered and the event proved to be a HUGE success. We had about 200 students attend the dance, raised $167, and my staff felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.
All in all, it proved to be a wonderful weekend!
Cheers.
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