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Community Service Letter 2019-2020

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Community Service Letter Goals

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To provide an opportunity for each student to be a community contributor and leader

To develop engaged citizens

To build connections to caring adults and community partners

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Three Due Dates

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September 20, 2019

Group Orientation Meeting and Application

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March 23, 2020

Hours Log, Letters of Recommendation, and Picture

April 30, 2019*

Community Service Letter Creative Reflection

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”�-Mahatma Gandhi

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Total Hours: 100 Hours of Community Service

-80% of hours (80 hours) address a specific cause or issue��- 20% of hours (20 hours) service to the Louisburg High School

Why 100 hours ?

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- Exceeds the Non- Profit requirement�- Personal experience�- Sustainable change�- Stronger letter of recommendation�

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Types of Service

Awareness�Service�Advocacy�Philanthropy

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“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”�- Harold S. Kushner

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What are Some Community Problems/Issues?

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Environment

Homelessness

Poverty

Equity

Literacy

Community Safety

Gardening

Elders

Hunger/Food Insecurity

The Achievement Gap

Leadership

Social/Emotional Support

Disabilities

Physical and Mental Health

Animals

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Addressing a Specific Social Issue

Social Issue: Closing the Achievement Gap��Community Service: Tutoring grade school students

Social issue: Leadership and Social/Emotional Support��Community Service: Leading youth group for a religious organization�

Social issue: Disabilities��Community Service: Coaching a teen in the Special Olympics

Social issue: Environment

�Community Service: Tabled at a pollution event

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Specific Volunteering Example Addressing a Particular Issue:

80 hours spent at South Main Street Baptist Church addressing leadership development and supporting positive social/emotional health. � - Volunteered with 4th graders on a weekly basis� - Led discussions about faith and values� - Provided a mentor and role model to 4th graders� - Created a friendly and trusting environment

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Specific Volunteering Example Addressing a Particular Issue:

80 hours spent addressing the issue of health and wellness by volunteering at Wake Med Hospital.� - Took discharged patients to their vehicles� - Delivered flowers to patients� - Visited terminally ill patients�

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“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”� -Muhammad Ali

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Specific Volunteering Example Addressing a Particular Issue:

60 hours spent addressing the issue of the environment.� - Collected data on water quality� - Interviewed experts on next steps� - Hosted a lakeshore clean-up

- Presented to city council asking for policy change

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“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”� -Muhammad Ali

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Three Due Dates

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September 17, 2019

Group Orientation Meeting and Application

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March 23, 2020

Hours Log, Letters of Recommendation, and Picture

April 30, 2020

Community Service Letter Creative Reflection

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

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By March 23, 2020: Hours Log, Letters of Recommendation, and Picture

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By October 15, 2019: Community Service Letter Application

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Please indicate the community problem or issue you would like to address:�- Why do you want to address this issue?�- What are some of the ways you will learn more about� this issue?�- What do you think you will do to address this issue?�- What type of creative reflection would you like to do? �

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Community Service Letter Application Example

Please indicate the community problem or issue you would like to address: Poverty��Why do you want to address this issue? There are people in the world who suffer every day from poverty and hunger. These are issues which I don’t have to personally experience, but I am sad that others experience them. It seems unfair that people should go without basic necessities like food, clothes, and shelter. I want to address this issue in my own community. �

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Community Service Letter Application Example Cont.

What are some of the ways you will learn more about this issue? I hope to learn about this issue by helping people who are living in poverty in my home state. ��What do you think you will do to address this issue? I will be helping the Main Street Sisters, which is a group of Catholic nuns in Louisburg. They provide food and childcare to kids living in poverty. I will be helping with their summer program, where kids eat, play, and do crafts.

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Community Service Letter Creative Reflection

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Directions: In April/May you will present to your peers about your learning and experience as a volunteer.

  • Poem
  • Short Story
  • Essay
  • Video
  • Blog Post
  • Painting/Drawing
  • Comic Book

“There are many �wonderful things �that will never be done �if you don’t do them.”

- Charles D. Gill

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Your creative reflection should explain your answer to one of these questions:

  • How has this experience helped you grow?
  • How did the community benefit from your service?
  • How do you plan to make service a part of your life?
  • What was a powerful experience from your service?
  • What did this service work teach you about your social issue?
  • Who was an important person you met during your service? Why?

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Possible Community Service Opportunities

STEMville �3rd Tuesday of each month�

Boys and Girls Club�

LHS Athletics�

First Fruits Farms �Harvest Fest�

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Questions?

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