Service: VBS Volunteer
Start Date- End Date: 06/12/23 -06/16/23
Total hours: 35
Description: Supervised, cared for, and engaged with preschool and kindergarten aged children.
Personal Reflection (300-500 characters): Taking care of, watching, and trying to teach a large group of kids about Jesus for a week was both challenging and very fulfilling. It was so special to see the connections I got to make with the kids over just the course of a week. I also had to learn how to work with other adults to coordinate and cooperate for the kid's best interest. I am grateful for this experience because I got to practice patience, gentleness, teamwork, and connection in a way that served my community.
Service: Abilene Food Bank
Start Date- End Date: 04/03/24
Total hours: 3
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Service: Wildcats for Sustainability
Start Date- End Date: 04/26/24
Total hours: 7
Description: River cleanup and park cleanup
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Service: BCFS LGBTQ+ Youth Leadership
Start Date- End Date: 02/13/24 - 03/05/24
Total hours: 12
Description: Meeting after school with high school aged kids in the Abilene area to promote leadership and engagement, and to act as a role model.
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Service: Mission Trip with Dry Bones in Denver, Colorado
Start Date- End Date: 01/06/2024 - 01/13/2024
Total hours: 40
Description: Engaging with and learning about the community of people experiencing homelessness in Denver, Colorado, as well as learning about the mission and work of organizations like Dry Bones, and the impacts they can have on individuals and their community.
Personal Reflection (300-500 characters): I was incredibly blessed to attend this trip and learn about the daily struggles of people experiencing homelessness, especially in regard to the hardship that can often be inflicted upon them by the medical community. I hope I take these lessons with me throughout my personal and professional life, and hold on to an empathetic disposition to those who's circumstances I don't understand.
Service: Mission Trip with Olive Branch Ministries in Huanuco, Peru
Start Date- End Date: 08/10/24 - 08/17/24
Total hours: 40
Description: Worked with a team of doctors, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, pharmacists, medical Spanish interpreters, and other volunteers to provide free medical care to people in the city of Huanuco, Peru, and to help establish a church in the community.
Personal Reflection (300-500 characters): During this trip, I got practice my ability to speak the universal language of compassion.
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Future plans in this category: I plan on doing more volunteer work after graduation, probably things in my hometown like the food bank or recreation programs.