1. How did your community service work help the community?
I donated brownies and cupcakes to a bake sale which raised money for the breast cancer awareness.
2. What were your initial reactions upon hearing that you would be engaging in a community service project?
I didn’t really know what I was going to do but baking is always fun and seemed like I’d enjoy it more than anything else.
3. How did it make you feel to give your time and energy to others?
It was nice knowing I wasn’t wasting my energy on something pointless but actually helping people out.
4. What did you learn about yourself, the people around you, and the service site?
The mutual benefit in helping others but I didn’t really learn much else except that I really enjoy baking and I’m good at it.
5. What stands out as the best and/ or most trying experiences that occurred while engaging in your community service project? What did you learn from these experiences?
I didn’t really have any difficult experiences but the best experience was the whole baking part because red velvet cupcakes are absolutely delicious.
6. How did engaging in this project relate to your education and the larger issues in society?
The money that went into the bake sale helped out a lot of people.
7. How did your community service experience relate to the “Leadership and Service” session?
Well community service itself plays a huge part in leadership and service and mine stood out because we helped out the breast cancer awareness.
8. How has your community service experience changed your thinking, attitudes, and actions towards others, yourself, the community, and community service work as a whole?
I realized that even though it was a drag to do community service at first, once you do it with a good attitude and find ways to enjoy yourself and be happy about it, it can have its up sides and it helps a lot of causes and people.
9. How has your community service experience impacted you personally? What is the most important thing you learned about yourself throughout this experience?
It felt good to be selfless and do something for someone else other than yourself and I’d possibly want to participate more in the future.
10. Were you satisfied with your experience overall? Why or why not?
Yeah, it was a fun experience.
11. Do you see yourself staying involved in the community during your college and adult years? Why or why not?
Sure, maybe not often but I feel like community service shouldn’t be forced. It should be done when you feel like doing it from the goodness of your heart. I felt like we were just forced to do this one for the sake of passing our FRO class but I’d definitely consider participating in the future.
12. Sum up your service-learning experience in a one-two-sentence headline: It was fun and you get to help others, which means you benefit yourself.
