I volunteered with various clubs and organizations this year. The first semester of my freshman year I participated in the school’s community commitment day. As a part of this service, I went to a nearby elementary school and helped ready the classrooms for the upcoming school year. Later on in the year, I volunteered with Garden of Hope to help harvest the vegetables as well as get the garden ready for winter. Around Christmas time I volunteered at a local church and helped gift wrap shoeboxes for inner-city kids.
During my second semester, I also participated in various service opportunities. I volunteered with a club on campus called Breathe Hope to make paper roses to pass out during Valentine’s Day. I also volunteered with the James Hospital and tied blankets for patients at the hospital. Additionally, as a part of a club I’m in, I helped organize a community service showcase in which many organizations came to offer students volunteer opportunities. This past week I also volunteered with my church to make cards for hospitalized kids.
I expanded my Global Awareness by attending various events held by OUAB at Ohio State. One of the events I attended was the Terry Crews event in which toxic masculinity and stigmas around sexual assault was discussed. Additionally, I attended the Jameela Jamil discussion which was centered around self -love and body positivity.
Additionally, I experienced Leadership Development by helping to organize a community service event for Morrill Scholars. As a team, some students and I met up once a month to bring service organizations to Ohio State. Through this event, students looking for places to volunteer were able to come by and find organizations they are interested in working with.