This semester, we decided to attempt a semester of service.
On April 6, we participated in Tarleton’s annual Round Up. During this event,
students/organizations volunteer their Saturday to help out members of the
community who asked for assistance—usually in the form of yard work,
garage/workshop organizing, and other household tasks. This is my second year
participating (I did Round Up last year with another organization), so I was
really excited to get to work.
The first house we went to was quick; we raked some leaves
and removed old, rotting wood from the backyard. However, the second house we
went to took a lot more work to complete. We started by clearing and planting
two flowerbeds at the front gate. After that, we cleaned all of the storm
windows, screens, and hung them back up. Then we replaced some old wooden
boards and painted the porch. It looked fantastic when we finished. The
homeowner graciously provided us lemonade and sandwiches. They were delicious!
So good, in fact, that I would venture to say they were better than when my mom
makes me a sandwich (don’t tell her I said that!).
The following weekend, a few of us went to the Native and
Heirloom Plant Fair at the Stephenville Museum to help with Cross Timbers
Backpack Buddies, which is organized by Oakdale United Methodist Church in
Stephenville. Backpack Buddies is a program that sends food home with hungry
kids over the weekend—these kids only eat when they’re at school, but don’t
really get to eat much at home. If I remember correctly, at least 77 children
are fed by Cross Timbers Backpack Buddies. That’s 77 too many.
I learned how to identify quite a few plants at the plant
fair. There were so many! Unfortunately,
the cacti seemed to love me. That’s right; I didn't have to go home alone with
my sunburn. I got to bring home my very own cactus spines! Yay!
Sarcasm aside, I had a lot of fun helping out. I can’t wait
for our next service project!
~ Multicultural Ambassador, Tiana
We hope that you will stop by the office (TSC # 21). Also, look for us on social media. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TarletonDiversityInclusion and read along with our journeys here on the blog: http://tarletondiversityinclusion.blogspot.com/
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