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Share a brief summary of the interview you conducted. Include the nonprofit agency’s name and a brief description of the agency’s services.

Throughout my life, I’ve always had an immense interest in helping others. Being involved in the National Charity League for 5 years has given me the opportunity to be involved with charities that I otherwise would’ve never known about. I’ve had the privilege to help with over b charities in and around my community throughout my years as an NCL member. By far my favorite would have to be Grace’s Feed Our Kids that I have volunteered at every summer since my start in NCL. Through this charity, we are able to provide lunches and fun games to underprivileged kids in Grapevine during the unbearably hot Texas summer days. Each day we serve different meals, either donated from local restaurants or homemade by my NCL class, and have a variety of things for the kids to do, like coloring, water guns,

Our Mission Statement: “To promote, protect and assure the health and wellness of the youth of Metro Atlanta through health promotion.”

My two main volunteer experiences consist of: Outdoor School, and volunteering for Homework Club at Gordon Russell Middle School. I have only been able to go to Outdoor School twice, but both times were filled with accomplishments. I worked on plants field study, so learning all the information, which seemed overwhelming at first, and then being

The name of the organization I am going to assess is the YMCA or the Y, which is an acronym for Young Men’s Christian Association. The YMCA’s mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that help healthy spirit, mind and body for all. They also have three things that they would like others to know they stand for, “For youth development, for healthy living, and for social responsibility.” The specific organization that I am going to assess is located in Montclair, NJ. It serves everyone in the community from the youngest to the oldest. They offer kinder programs for small children and have a senior center that manages programs for older adults. This YMCA is located at the heart of the downtown area of Montclair. It

I completed my first sixteen hours of service learning at the Hope Haven summer camp for the special needs children. This was a great experience and definitely one of my favorite places to volunteer. I was able to contribute to the organization by keeping an extra eye on the children in their various activities. This included ensuring the children were having fun and not getting into mischief. I also helped set up and take down activities they had planned for the children. I did everything they asked of me and made sure to help kids who needed me.

It is owned by Private Bodies, owner of a long chain of health clubs and fitness centers whose goal is to offer its help to as many people as possible, guiding them through achieving a healthier lifestyle. They offer the widest range of amenities any fitness center has to offer as well as one of the most affordable prices in a friendly and inviting atmosphere. Their services include offering the most modern equipment for fitness use, kids clubs, sports leagues and personal training.

Mission statements are the values and purpose in which the organization sets standards for achieving their objectives. For the statement to be effective it needs to have a vision of the future, clearly stated values and goals, be positive, inspire, require action, and include everyone (momsteam.com, 2017). With that in mind, Planet Fitness has developed a mission statement that incubuses all the values that the public is looking for. Their mission statement is, “we at Planet Fitness are here to provide a unique environment in which anyone and we mean anyone can be comfortable. A diverse, judgment free zone where a lasting, active lifestyle can be built. Our product is a tool, a means to an end; not a brand name or a mold maker, but a tool that can be used by anyone. In the end, it’s all about you. As we evolve and educate ourselves, we will seek to perfect this safe, energetic environment, where everyone feels accepted and respected. We are not here to kiss your butt, only to kick it if that’s what you need (planetfitness.com, 2017).” Planet Fitness takes a bold stance on treating the public the same, and creating an environment of respect when working out. If you are just starting out or have being working out for years, Planet Fitness has something for everyone. This mission statement describes the company’s values, and is not just empty words it is enforced on a daily basis.

The agency I choose is called The Maryvale Family YMCA and based on the reading assignment the position description doesn’t meet the standards for a well-designed and motivating position. I came to this conclusion because it isn’t a formal volunteer position desription. It does list some jobs, roles, and volunteers may feel a sense of ownership while performing some of those jobs, but they won’t have the authority to think. This is because the volunteers can’t put in their input towards the planning or evaluating process (McCurley, 55). Another component that their position description is missing is the element that measures achievement also known as keeping score (McCurley 57). This is an important part of a volunteer description because

For this service learning project I choose to volunteer at a hospital. I went to St. Joe's Hospital on a floor called Select Specialty Hospital. On Select’s floor, they have patients that are in severe condition and most people that help out at that hospital cannot go on that floor. In my case, my mom works on that floor so I was able to be on the floor. For the first hour, some of the nurses and nurse aids gave me a tour around the floor. They showed me all of the different rooms, all the medical devices, medicine, and they answered any of my unsolved questions. After that, for the last 2 hours I went into patients rooms and took them their food. Then when they finished, I would take those empty trays to the kitchen, where I washed and refilled them with food. I admit that it was a challenge, but I did not regret a single bit of it because it was the right thing to do. Unfortunately, the people on that floor are unable to help themselves and if someone reached out to them with a kind gesture it would make their day. Personally, if I was in there position I would deeply appreciate it if someone took the time out of their day and helped someone out that they don’t know. It is easy to donate money to organizations that help people, but it’s different to actually get up and go help that person face to face instead of waiting for

One question we have asked was, How has volunteering impacted your life? Ms. Butler said that she started volunteering in 8th grade for the NHS program and worked at a hospital near her dad’s job every other Saturday

Fit for life wellness center will implement a strategy that mainly focuses on name recognition in the community. We will mainly advertise our services and past results from our members to gain new members. We will offer a complimentary visit to our facility to gain new members. This will be an especially important strategy, because this will allow us to introduce our center to the community free of charge, and allow the community to try out the centers amenities.

In 1989 Family Support Services partnered with Laporte County Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) to create an agency that would offer a non-profit and non-medical home-based family preservation program. Later in 1997 both agencies merged with Laporte Hospital. Additional changes occurred in 2003 when Family Support Services started providing services as Family Focus, Inc. “In the 23 years since its inception Family Focus has provided an array of Community-Based Programs including Crisis, and Prevention Services, and Parental Educational Instruction collectively serving over 6,000 families to date throughout Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper, Newton, Starke, Pulaski, and Marshall Counties” (Family Focus, Inc., 2013). This paper will explore the current purpose, mission, programs, services, and operations of the agency.

The name of the agency I volunteered and shadowed at is the 30th Airman and Family Readiness Center: United States Air Force, usually referred to as the Family Readiness Center. This agency currently does not have a mission statement, however, the purpose of this agency is to provide a one-stop location for necessary family resources. The resources provided by the Airman and Family Readiness Center include, family events and classes in order to promote family advocacy, military and life counseling, personal and work life skills that cover informational health topics like parenting, new mothers and newborn baby, stress management, and marital enrichment. The Airman and Family Readiness Center serves the air force military population, which include active duty military members and their families as well as single military members. Other resources available for military members and their families include, financial advisory, preparation for deployment for both the military member as well as the spouse and children, relocation assistance, employment assistance (for spouses), help with childcare resources and also assists with volunteer opportunities for interested members and spouses (Vandenberg Air Force Base Support Squadron, 2015).

To pen down, I want to tell you about my personal mission statement. I want to complete my health, wellness and fitness course and then want to learn more about fitness.