Cla Field Trip

During the whole conference we were developing or Living to Serve Plan or LTS plan for short. It helped me realize my strengths, passions, and purposes. My leader Jason helped me find ways that I could help contribute to others. We also had to set SMART goals and timelines for our LTS plans. They made us realize that “This plan does not have to save the world. This is the start of life service. This is a plan to start taking

Acts of service always created a desire in me to help make people’s lives better. People often put forth their best when

The place I chose for the field trip proposal is Epcot theme park. I chose this place because of its diverse culture exhibits. Some reasons I picked this place are, they have many culture experience's, you can explore different culture in one day, and it a good place to taste the different foods and music across the world. It ties into humanity because it explores different countries that have impacted our society from the food to the music, to even our architecture. It also shows us the diverse countries and some of its history.

I have been blessed to live in a community that truly cares for people in need. It has been a joy to serve the community through Sack Packs and the All Kids Can tournaments. I serve because I am

BETA Club and National Honor Society promote academic excellence and service, therefore I have helped in several events. For example, I gathered boxes filled with toys for impoverished children. Also, I helped host a dinner to honor local veterans in an effort to give thanks to those who have sacrificed everything in the name of service. Interact Club has also given me ample opportunities to help my community, from setting up a food drive to making blankets for Project Linus. These clubs instilled a strong sense of service within me and motivated me to find more ways to which to help my town.

While volunteering at Discovery Challenger I have exclusively worked with a blind man named Geno. My service to the Discovery Challenger Program has positively affected the community in that the athletes that required a helper were able to have me as one despite the limited number of volunteers who helped the athletes. Another community service I committed myself to while in high school was the club Life is Delicious. Life is Delicious is a club that between two and three times Year members of the club cook a warm meal at the high school, and then some go to the St. Vincent DePaul Homeless Shelter in Waterbury. At the end of my sophomore year I was named Co-President of the club. As a member of the club I went to all of the cooking and serving activities and was able to help the homeless of Waterbury by giving them a warm meal. The most impactful service I performed in my opinion was during my junior year when I was the organizer for the Penguin Plunge. During my junior year I thought that it would be a good idea for the basketball team to do the Penguin Plunge in order to raise money for Special Olympics Connecticut as I had done so in the previous two years. So, I approached the athletic director

I saw the programs and services they offer to clients and how resources could be scarce. Although I only worked 10 hours and did not work directly with people, I have observed the ideal type of environment for the community. The environment was well maintained, organized in its structure, the clients and staff are friendly and it is a secure place to be. My service learning experience is essential due to the exposure of the real world. Long ago, my community service was only dedicated in my church, but having to go to an agency has changed my perspective and widened my eyes about what is in the outside

Service brings me great joy, and I continually seek ways that I can help those around me. The day after school gets out, my youth group and I are leaving for Mexico City to serve with an organization, Niños de Mexico, that provides a safe house for orphans and children from broken homes. I also recently committed to volunteering my time each Sunday with the kids at my church. My efforts to serve extend through my daily life as well, for example, when sister has had a rough day, I make her tea or brownies. I take care of my neighbor’s kids for free when they’re having a busy week. None of these tasks feel like work to me, I love to help people as much as possible. I look forward to the new service opportunities National Honor Society will provide.

Our church hosts JFON (Justice for our Neighbors) every month. I have been able to attend some of these events as well as support it through sharing information with the congregation about the valuable work they do. I referred an attendee of our church to JFON for help with getting a work ID number and now he is the janitor at our churches.

Some of LCU’s strength lies in the tight-knit community it offers. The connection students create with staff and professors are relationships that will last a lifetime. Another strength is the lower cost than average for a Christian based education. Weaknesses that LCU has incurred is that many that come to school on athletic scholarships are either foreign or have not previously been ministered to or lack a personal relationship with Christ. These students that come from places that have never heard much about Christianity in general are faced with a culture shock and sometimes have trouble adjusting to the community that LCU provides. This leads to many transferring to other schools. Also, the lack of an engineering program limits LCU to a certain percentage of students because of the academics that specific degree involves. LCU has a transfer program after two years, but that requires students to uproot themselves from the community they have worked diligently to build. Many students choose to begin their education at a different university, like Texas Tech, in order to obtain an engineering degree. If LCU offered an engineering program, it would likely increase

I volunteered at the Little Lights Urban Ministries. I had the pleasure of working with adults and kids but, majority were adults in a low income community. Little lights was founded in 1995 by Steven Park. Little Lights is located in Potomac Gardens public housing apartments in Washington DC. It all started off with Steven tutoring one child in an uptown neighborhood. Then he met his wife Mary and things started expanded. They started allowing 15 kids come over after school to do homework and bible study. Sometimes they would order pizza or buy chicken to feed the kids if they stayed over late. A couple of years later they was blessed with the main building and somebody donated a van for transportation. Steven then start his nonprofit and

This year I went on a field trip to the Conodoguinet Creek. This creek runs into the Susquehanna River and drains 500 square miles of diverse landscapes. Conodoguinet comes from an indian word meaning “a long way with many bends.” It begins near Carlisle at North Middleton Park and comes to an end in West Fairview, when it flows into the Susquehanna River. The Conodoguinet Creek is about 90 miles of bends and loops that meander throughout Cumberland Valley. When I went on this trip, I tested how fast the water was moving downstream. I also tested the creek for the acidity and eutrophication. Eutrophication is excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to fertilizer runoff from the

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The most memorable connection I have to a service is volunteering at my local FISH food bank. I have gone knocking door to door asking for cans for my local FISH food bank. I have also been able to work with a group of students like myself to create Christmas baskets for families. I have been able to help the FISH food bank plant gardens for the community. I, myself, have benefited from the FISH food bank during my childhood until now. My parents have always obtained some of the food we ate from the so generous FISH food bank. I am grateful to the people that donate food, volunteer, and coordinate the FISH food bank because it has provided not only my family but

My experience working with JSF and the Celebration Company is wonderful. My experiences from working with them means so much to me because I have been working with them for so long, and when ever I do work with them, I feel a greater connection to my community. Volunteering with individuals with disabilities is very meaningful, because I want them to feel apart of the community like I do. Volunteering makes everyone feel like one big community no matter our differences, which is why working with the Celebration Company means so much to me. The Honey-less honey cakes gives people the opportunity to go and connect with other Jews in the community in a normal setting. Whenever I volunteer I feel like I have made others feel as if they are in the