My
take action project was working with a local school organize a food and toys
drive for families in need this holiday season. I had the privilege of working
with some great people to help provide Christmas for children who would otherwise
not have one. I helped with the giving tree set up and collecting of toys and I
will finish my volunteering by helping distribute the toys to the families at
the end of the week.
My supervisor
for this project was Tammy Wade; she is the head of the SKIP program in the Mt
Morris School district and has worked there for several years. She chose this
line of work to help families; children in particular meet their needs. It is a
very rewarding job to help those who need a little extra help.
I
am not sure how this project added to my learning of this course but it did
give me a better look at where a lot of the children that I work with on a
daily basis are coming from. Learning what they live with gives the adults that
work with them an understanding of their behavior and attitude.
What
I took from this project was a warm feeling of watching the looks on the parent’s
faces when they were filling out the paper
work, knowing that their children would have something under the tree on
Christmas morning.
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