We kicked
off the Week of Service by taking over 20 members to Wesley Acres Nursing
Home. The students had a blast playing
Bingo with senior citizens, and definitely had an impact on the elderly, the
staff, and themselves. The nursing home
loved it so much that Gamma has been invited back for several events in the
future.
The
remainder of our week was devoted to helping the children. We had 8 total volunteer projects at Children
and Family Urban Movement (CFUM). The
activities ranged from reading with the kids to serving them food to playing
games with them. We had dozens of
children hanging off of our members, begging them to come back to play with
them. I personally witnessed a second
grader go from hating reading to wanting to grab another book and read through
breakfast.
At Chapter
on Thursday, the exciting Family Change Competition resulted in great
results. Over $100 was raised in loose
change to donate to CFUM. This, in
addition to the money raised last semester, allowed me the wonderful
opportunity to present a check for over $350 to CFUM. They were ecstatic to have extra money to
spend on books, games, and food for the kids.
Overall, the
Week of Service resulted in 133 hours of service by Gamma members. This is incredible for a single week. I am very thankful for all the great work
that our Chapter put into the week. I’m
proud of all our members!
With Gamma Love,
Mitchell Fabian
Director of Service
