Laura Kari Cassidy

Volunteering

TUDOR at S.L. MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CARWASH for SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK

S.L. Mason Elementary School

1605 Azalea Dr.Valdosta, GA 31602

(229)-333-8525

Principal: Mr. John L. DavisAssistant Principal: Dr. Janice Richardson

S.L. MASON’S MISSION STATEMENT:TO ESTABLISH A STRONG EDUCATIONAL

FOUNDATION FOR EACH CHILD THAT INSURES FUTURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, I

VOLUNTEERED AT S.L. MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A FEW TIMES A WEEK FOR 30 MIN- 1 HOUR EACH SESSION. I TOTURED A SECOND GRADE STUDENT TO HELP HER MATH AND ENGLISH SKILLS.

___________ Math Skills

To help her learn Math, we used addition and subtraction flash cards.

We also used a method called the “Grab and Go”. She would grab the higher number and count down or up, depending on the sign.

_____English Skills____

To teach her words on the flash cards, I would hide the second part for her to sound out the first part and then vise versa.We also read together through a second grade reading level book.

Ending my Tutoring At the end of the tutor, I learned how much skill goes into teaching a

young student the basics of math and English. It was very rewarding to see what we had accomplished.

Second Harvest Food Bank

Mission Statement:

“We distribute food and grocery products through a nationwide certified member network, increase public awareness of domestic hunger and advocate for public policies that benefit America’s hungry.”

• America's Second Harvest—The Nation's Food Bank Network is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization.

• A Network of more than 200 Member food banks and food-rescue organizations.

• Serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

This was no April Fools Joke… Saturday, April 1, 2006

A group of us from VSU Freshman Year Experience got together to washed

cars to raise money for Second Harvest Food Bank.

From 10:30am to 2pm, we washed cars for donations

and raised a little over $150.

Being in the VSU Freshman Year

Experience gave me a chance to

volunteer in the community. In doing

so, I got to have fun, get to know my

classmates, and help out to make the community a

better place.