I heard about these events that our high school marching band works through my friend, the drum major. My job entailed selling waters at a beverage stand at a sort of "tail gate" before the Beyoncé concert. Waters were $8, and boy were they in high demand that day. Because the concert was in mid July, temperatures were between 90-95 degrees. This was my first time volunteering for such an extensive period of time, and it definitely taught me a lot about customer service.
This was the second year that I volunteered with the Earth Club at the Bolsa Chica Wetland Reserves to pick up trash. Unlike our activity that we were assigned to last year (removing invasive species), this year our goal was to pick up trash on the street that ran along the area of the wetlands. The item that was the "specialty" for my group was to look for cigarette butts. Never did I realize the amount of cigarette butts on the beach until this day. The number that we collected was tremendous and, quite frankly, scary. I left the beach that day feeling thankful for our efforts to keep this crucial part of the coastline clean. I believe that others driving by and seeing volunteers at work making the earth a better place to live in may inspire others to do the same. As a member of Salsa Club, I decided to volunteer to monitor the fundraiser with the club president, Nick Ritchie. We passed out fliers to students, families, and teachers within the community who chose to help support the club. We also promoted the event itself throughout the school and on different forms of social media. Although we did spend quite some time at Yogurtland, the opportunity was worth a lot more to me in the long-run. I got to see my peers contributing to a great cause, help one of my good friends, and eat some tasty yogurt! It felt great to know that with my help, as well as with the donations of others, the club was able to give over 100 dollars to St Jude's Children Hospital.
In the beginning of the year Charter Oak's Advanced Chorale Ensemble and I had a mini-concert for the special needs class at our school. This was a way for us to both perform our songs for the winter concert, and bring holiday cheer to the students at our school who might need it most. It was my pleasure to sing for them, and if anything, I feel like I performed better because they were in the room. The positive energy that they brought to the room was overwhelmingly pleasant. The performance brightened my day and I hope that the music touched them like it touched me.
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AuthorMy name is Erin Flores and I am an IB diploma candidate. This blog will be used to efficiently keep track of my CAS and NHS hours. Enjoy! Archives
May 2015
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