Service Learning ProjectService Learning Project

Giving back to the Community. Giving back to the Community.

GoodwillGoodwill

GoodwillGoodwill At Goodwill I was asked At Goodwill I was asked

to sweep the floors, take to sweep the floors, take out trash, and help put out trash, and help put recently acquired items recently acquired items on display out on the on display out on the floor.floor.

Goodwill people were Goodwill people were very understanding and very understanding and fun to work with, they fun to work with, they never raised their tone of never raised their tone of voice and were more than voice and were more than willing to answer willing to answer questions or provide questions or provide assistance when needed.assistance when needed.

GoodwillGoodwill

After walking into the back room at After walking into the back room at Goodwill, I was simply in awe of how much Goodwill, I was simply in awe of how much inventory they have. I never knew that inventory they have. I never knew that everybody literally drops something off at everybody literally drops something off at goodwill. I am glad I went to Goodwill and goodwill. I am glad I went to Goodwill and assisted them with what looked like a assisted them with what looked like a mountain of unsorted inventory.mountain of unsorted inventory.

Odum LibraryOdum Library

Odum LibraryOdum Library

The Odum Library is quite The Odum Library is quite possibly the largest possibly the largest source of knowledge source of knowledge available on campus. I available on campus. I personally spend my personally spend my weekends there to gain weekends there to gain knowledge simply to knowledge simply to impress my mother impress my mother during our long weekend during our long weekend conversations.conversations.

Odum LibraryOdum Library

At the Odum Library I helped organize the At the Odum Library I helped organize the shelves, making it much easier for shelves, making it much easier for students to find the book necessary from students to find the book necessary from them to study properly. I cleaned up the them to study properly. I cleaned up the floors, and provided technical assistance floors, and provided technical assistance by putting paper in the printers when they by putting paper in the printers when they asked me to do so.asked me to do so.

Odum LibraryOdum Library

Unfortunately, the Odum Library in an Unfortunately, the Odum Library in an excellently maintained facility and honestly excellently maintained facility and honestly didn’t require much attention aside from a didn’t require much attention aside from a casual book left off the shelf by a student. casual book left off the shelf by a student. Students are asked not to re-rack books, Students are asked not to re-rack books, why? Because they knew students like why? Because they knew students like myself need to find creative ways to give myself need to find creative ways to give back to the community.back to the community.

What I learned from Community What I learned from Community ServiceService

I have done community service the past I have done community service the past two semesters now, and several times two semesters now, and several times before in the past, but this time was the by before in the past, but this time was the by far the most meaningful. I was able to help far the most meaningful. I was able to help out at goodwill, and help my fellow peers out at goodwill, and help my fellow peers at Valdosta have a better and far easier at Valdosta have a better and far easier time navigating their way through the time navigating their way through the Odum library. It feels go to help the Odum library. It feels go to help the community and not be selfish.community and not be selfish.

By: Evan DayBy: Evan Day