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Spring 2007Spring 2007

The American Red CrossThe American Red Cross The American Red Cross was

founded on May 21, 1881 by Clara Barton

An organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education throughout the United States

Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations

Largest supplier of blood and blood products to more than 3,000 hospitals across the nation

Kappa Sigma and Red Cross Kappa Sigma and Red Cross

Blood DriveBlood Drive On March 29, 2007, Kappa Sigma and The American Red Cross hosted a On March 29, 2007, Kappa Sigma and The American Red Cross hosted a blood driveblood drive

Everyone expects blood to be available when we need it but only a Everyone expects blood to be available when we need it but only a fraction of those who can give dofraction of those who can give do

Your blood will be sent across the world to those in need, including Your blood will be sent across the world to those in need, including overseas to the militaryoverseas to the military

America is always in need of blood, so donating your own is an easy way America is always in need of blood, so donating your own is an easy way to save someone’s lifeto save someone’s life

Why I Chose To Give…Why I Chose To Give…

I chose to donate my blood because I love I chose to donate my blood because I love helping people, and what better way to helping people, and what better way to help someone than potentially saving help someone than potentially saving their life?their life?

It was a very scary experience, and I It was a very scary experience, and I almost passed out twice, but it was almost passed out twice, but it was definitely worth itdefinitely worth it

I would donate again because I felt so I would donate again because I felt so amazing afterwardamazing afterward

I felt really cool for about a weekI felt really cool for about a week

Lowndes County Animal Lowndes County Animal ShelterShelter

The Lowndes County Animal Shelter is The Lowndes County Animal Shelter is committed to building lifelong bonds committed to building lifelong bonds between people and animals through between people and animals through education, community outreach programs education, community outreach programs and the prevention of cruelty and the prevention of cruelty

One of the primary goals of the Lowndes One of the primary goals of the Lowndes County Animal Shelter is to protect the public County Animal Shelter is to protect the public from stray or dangerous animalsfrom stray or dangerous animals

In order to prevent the cruelty of animals, In order to prevent the cruelty of animals, they operate an animal shelter for homeless, they operate an animal shelter for homeless, unwanted and abandoned animalsunwanted and abandoned animals

The shelter also offers a service for families The shelter also offers a service for families to adopt healthy animalsto adopt healthy animals

How I helped…How I helped… The shelter can be The shelter can be

extremely busy with extremely busy with families and helping families and helping new pets, so they do new pets, so they do not always have time to not always have time to spend with the animalsspend with the animals

They have a big yard They have a big yard for the dogs to play in, for the dogs to play in, and my job was to take and my job was to take them out to let them them out to let them run and use the run and use the bathroombathroom

These are two of the These are two of the adorable dogs adorable dogs

available for adoptionavailable for adoption

This is Rocket and he is a Border Collie mix

This is Emmie and she is a Golden

Retriever/Labrador Retriever mix

My Experience…My Experience…

I chose to volunteer at the animal shelter I chose to volunteer at the animal shelter because I enjoy playing with animalsbecause I enjoy playing with animals

Dogs are my favorite animal, so I thought Dogs are my favorite animal, so I thought playing with the dogs at the shelter was the playing with the dogs at the shelter was the perfect place for me to complete my service perfect place for me to complete my service hourshours

I could tell that the puppies really loved I could tell that the puppies really loved playing outdoors, especially when they ran and playing outdoors, especially when they ran and played with each other played with each other

YMCA Challenger LeagueYMCA Challenger League

The YMCA offers the The YMCA offers the Challenger, an Challenger, an organization for those organization for those that are mentally that are mentally challengedchallenged

The League offers a The League offers a variety of sports for the variety of sports for the young people to get young people to get involved and meet more involved and meet more children their age with children their age with the same disabilitiesthe same disabilities

Where The Events Take Where The Events Take Place…Place…

The Challenger League meets every The Challenger League meets every Monday at 6 PM at the Vallotton Youth Monday at 6 PM at the Vallotton Youth ComplexComplex

Anyone can participate! All you need to do Anyone can participate! All you need to do is sign a piece of paper!is sign a piece of paper!

How I Participated… How I Participated… Most of the children are aware of how to play Most of the children are aware of how to play

sports, but some need a little extra helpsports, but some need a little extra help We played softball, and I helped by catching the We played softball, and I helped by catching the

balls and throwing them back to the pitcherballs and throwing them back to the pitcher All of the children are extremely sweet, and most All of the children are extremely sweet, and most

of them are VERY talkativeof them are VERY talkative

This is Philip. He is an older member of

the Challenger League and one of the funniest people

I’ve ever met.

And this is JPAnd this is JP He is very feisty and He is very feisty and

also a big time playeralso a big time player I was trying to get him I was trying to get him

to take a picture, but to take a picture, but he wouldn’t until his he wouldn’t until his friend Teresa was in itfriend Teresa was in it

He even told another He even told another volunteer she couldn’t volunteer she couldn’t be in the picture be in the picture because he wanted it because he wanted it to just be Teresa and to just be Teresa and me me

How The Challenger How The Challenger Influenced Me…Influenced Me…

I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the children and older adults of the Challenger children and older adults of the Challenger LeagueLeague

Every one of them is hilarious and there was Every one of them is hilarious and there was never a dull moment during the softball gamenever a dull moment during the softball game

Sometimes handicapped and mentally challenged Sometimes handicapped and mentally challenged children need extra help in everyday activities children need extra help in everyday activities (such as softball) and I’m glad that I was there to (such as softball) and I’m glad that I was there to helphelp

I would volunteer to help with the Challenger I would volunteer to help with the Challenger again because I genuinely had a good time, and I again because I genuinely had a good time, and I want to make a difference in at least one child’s want to make a difference in at least one child’s lifelife

Why Community Service is Why Community Service is Important to Me…Important to Me…

I really enjoyed working with the animals at the I really enjoyed working with the animals at the Animal Shelter and the children involved in the Animal Shelter and the children involved in the ChallengerChallenger

Community Service is a way to show your Community Service is a way to show your community that you care, and a special way to community that you care, and a special way to give backgive back

Every needs to get involved in their community Every needs to get involved in their community because it shows what kind of character you because it shows what kind of character you have and it looks good on resumeshave and it looks good on resumes

I felt so good about myself every time I was I felt so good about myself every time I was done helping the communitydone helping the community

I will definitely participate in community I will definitely participate in community service events in the futureservice events in the future

The End!The End!