Community Community Service Service

By: Heather MacLachlanBy: Heather MacLachlan

What is Community What is Community Service?Service?

Community service is volunteering Community service is volunteering to help in ones community. to help in ones community.

Their many different ways to do Their many different ways to do community service.community service.

This semester I particapted in Relay This semester I particapted in Relay for Life and cleaning up Brown Hall.for Life and cleaning up Brown Hall.

Community ServiceCommunity Service

I have done community service since I have done community service since elementary school.elementary school.

I do community service because I I do community service because I love knowing that I am helping love knowing that I am helping someone and making a difference. someone and making a difference.

Community service makes the Community service makes the community a better place for community a better place for everyone.everyone.

Relay for LifeRelay for Life

Relay for Life is an event that raises Relay for Life is an event that raises money and awareness about cancer. money and awareness about cancer.

It is an all night event that has teams walk It is an all night event that has teams walk around a track. around a track.

Why I did Relay for LifeWhy I did Relay for Life

I participated in Relay for Life I participated in Relay for Life because many of my relatives have because many of my relatives have died of cancer.died of cancer.

Their needs to be more money to Their needs to be more money to find a cure to cancer.find a cure to cancer.

FYE TeamFYE Team

I was on the FYE Team.I was on the FYE Team. Our theme was “Hang out Cancer to dry.” Our theme was “Hang out Cancer to dry.”

PreparingPreparing

Before Relay for Life I helped decorate for Before Relay for Life I helped decorate for the tent.the tent.

Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremony

Dr. Schmier made Dr. Schmier made a very inspirational a very inspirational speech about speech about surviving cancer surviving cancer

First LapFirst Lap

The first lap was walked by survivors of cancer The first lap was walked by survivors of cancer and in memory of loved ones lost to cancer.and in memory of loved ones lost to cancer.

I walked the first lap in remembrance of my I walked the first lap in remembrance of my Uncle and Grandmother who both died of Uncle and Grandmother who both died of cancer.cancer.

WalkingWalking

I walked around the track with Dr. I walked around the track with Dr. Schmier.Schmier.

I was signed up to walk for the first hour.I was signed up to walk for the first hour.

Cleaning up BrownCleaning up Brown

I helped clean up Brown because I I helped clean up Brown because I live there and I want it to be clean.live there and I want it to be clean.

It helped out the cleaning people It helped out the cleaning people because over the weekend it gets because over the weekend it gets very dirty.very dirty.

CleaningCleaning

I cleaned all the windows and mirror I cleaned all the windows and mirror around the lobby and in the girls around the lobby and in the girls bathroom.bathroom.

I also took the trash to the dumpster.I also took the trash to the dumpster.

Pizza PartyPizza Party

After we cleaned Brown Hall we got to eat After we cleaned Brown Hall we got to eat pizza.pizza.

CandlesCandles

I lit two candles in I lit two candles in remembrance of remembrance of my family my family members.members.

TentsTents

At Relay for Life their were many things At Relay for Life their were many things to participate in and buy.to participate in and buy.

Trey gave me a dollar to get a glow stick Trey gave me a dollar to get a glow stick necklace.necklace.

The EndThe End

I plan on participating in Relay for I plan on participating in Relay for Life next year.Life next year.

It was really fun and for a great It was really fun and for a great cause.cause.

Does anyone have any questions?Does anyone have any questions?