Platform Progress

This past Monday night, our speaker was MIA.  So rather than summarizing someone's words and inspiring you, I will take this opportunity to explain the service work I have done in the Shoals area so far and what my platform is shaping into.

1-Lions Lend a Hand:  I talked about this in an older post, so I won't bore you with details.  But this was volunteering at a historical site, which fits with my current platform of education.

2- United Way: UNA had their first United Way fundraiser of the year... Step Show! So I volunteered to help do the donation collection and count the money.  We made well over $1000 in collection buckets alone- which is absolutely fantastic! And I also got to see some of the show, which was wonderful (as always).  This does not really fit my platform, but United Way is such a great organization that helps in so many ways and I really enjoyed volunteering here.

3- Reverse Trick or Treating:  This was an event put on by one of my fellow Honors classmate, Jacob Ezell.  Around Halloween time, a group of 30ish UNA students went to Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing Home to talk and visit with the residence.  I really enjoyed myself there too!  I loved listening to all of the great stories that the residence told us, and we could tell that they really enjoyed the company too.  I definitely want to go back and volunteer at a nursing home, so I am thinking about working this in my platform somehow.

4- Gift Wrap with BBBS: This hasn't happened yet, but I did mention it in an earlier post, so this will just be a quick update.  We're getting several Honors Student Organization members to help wrap gifts at the mall around finals time. I love Christmas!! The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear, but the 2nd best way is to wrap presents.  So this is going to be so much fun! Can't wait!

So my volunteer work is kinda all over the place and not necessarily sticking to my platform.  But I have a crazy new idea for a platform that I am working on with the lovely Alyson Berry, another one of my Honors classmates.  Hopefully it will combine the awesomeness of Christmas, nursing homes, and singing- I'm sure you'll hear about this sometime in the future, but I think it will combine many things that I enjoy and hopefully make for a solid platform in time for next semester.  We shall see!