Service Project

For my 40 hour service project, I combined two different sites of service. The common theme in my two service sites is volunteering with children.

For the majority of my service, I volunteered at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the Reach Out and Read program. For this role, I read to and with children in a primary care facility who were waiting for their doctor’s appointment. I was also responsible for promoting continued reading at home and school. I gained 33 hours of service through this site.

My other source of service hours was through College Mentors for Kids. This program is a partnership between local elementary schools and OSU. Students from first through fifth grade come to OSU once a week and are paired with a mentor. Every week is a new activity that we all participate in together. These activities are meant to teach the students about college life and their future choices in careers. Although the program is educational and the students are learning, they also have a lot of fun and look forward to coming to OSU every week. I got the last 7 of my required service hours through this program.