As the semester rolls to a close, I've been busy around campus working on events -- and even winning an award. The week of April 19-25th was National Volunteer week; I reached out to our community partners and set up several volunteer opportunities for our students.
Points of Light is the organization that heads up National Volunteer Week. Monday, we spent some time helping out the
Boston Marathon, helping in the Family Reunion area. Tuesday we volunteered with Red Cross Blood Services, and I ended up helping in a medical incident with a donor, which was exciting, but not the kind of excitement I was hoping for. Wednesday, which was Earth Day, we volunteered with
Earthworks an organization that helps do urban gardening. With Earthworks, we helped get a garden at the Hennigan School in Jamaica Plain ready for spring, weeding and doing other prep work in the rain! Thursday there were two projects, we volunteered with
Cradles to Crayons, making clothing packages for needy children across Massachusetts. My last event was with
Boston Living Center, where we helped serve a meal to clients living with HIV or AIDS. On Friday, there was a student run annual event known as Good Neighbor Day, which gets volunteers out into the local community.
In addition, this week I got to attend the 17th Annual Beacon Awards Dinner, an awards dinner for students and student groups. I nominated my ASB Group for the Award. Overall it was a successful night for our office; we had 2 students involved with our office winning major Beacon Student Leadership awards -- 5 students were chosen out of a pool of 30. Our Beacon Voyages for Service ASB to Galveston, TX also won the Beacon Student Group Service Award. I've got a beacon award sitting on my desk! We are excited about the success of our office this year, and I know next year will be a success as well! Here is me with some students and the award!
