Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Random Acts Of Kindness
The students arrived this morning and broke in to two planning groups. So far the projects were planned for them....now it was time for the students to think of a service project on their own. The seniors were asked to reflect on what we had learned so far this week about needs in the area. Today's theme was "Random Acts of Kindness". They had to set a budget, form a plan and implement it. At first it was pretty quiet....they did not know what to do! After a while they realized that they needed to get down to business and we (adults) were asking them to think for themselves. There were lots of discussions and some laughter at some pretty wild ideas. Finally they decided they would seek out homes in areas of need and deliver groceries to those homes with a note that says "Please accept this gift of groceries from Dillon Christian School Senior Class of 2010". We had a request from the council on aging to teach them how to use the Wii they received as a donation so Cory and Preston went to do that. The girls headed out to buy toiletry supplies to donate to Helping Hands and the guys went to the grocery store. They are really excited about coming up with this idea on their own.
Everyone returned to sort the groceries in to bags and attached the notes. They had purchased enough groceries to feed six families! After the bags were loaded they went to Helping hands to deliver their donation of soap, toothbrushes, toilet paper and more. Then off to find needy famlies to deliver the food to. Those that they were able to personally give the food to were very thankful!
We should all be proud of our Seniors! Those in Belize and this great group who have sought out and delivered to the needs of our community here at home! Great job!
TUESDAY MAY 18, 2010
Today, our seniors had the opportunity to minister to the residents of Thorn Nursing Home. When we walked into the annex, we were greeted with a round of applause. Immediately, some students jumped right in with residents sharing pictures from yearbooks and listening to the residents while others waited to see what was going to happen. But within a few minutes, all of our students were engaged with the residents and were listening and laughing.Preston and Daniel listened and listened and listened to one resident who wouldn't let them get a word in. Logan listened to a lady who had nephews at DCS. All the guys, at one time or another, hung out with Billy who had a huge smile on his face the entire time. Miss Kim and Miss Lucille jumped right in the midst and set a great example for us. After a while, we (chaperones) sat back and watched the huge smiles on the faces of the people as our students mingled with the residents. I can't describe the joy that we saw in the residents and students and the pride that we felt for our students.We finished our visit by singing and listening to a devotional with the residents. What an awesome and amazing day! Picture will be posted later!Then we had a "working lunch" with C.J. Webb of Helping Hands at B & C Steak House. She shared stories of children, and families in need in Dillon County. We were unaware of how large the homeless population in Dillon County is. We learned about the foster care system and that in Dillon County there are more children in need than there are foster families. So families are split apart between not only houses but counties as well. She told us several instances of children who have nothing. One little boy was picked up by DSS to go to foster care. They asked him if he wanted anything. He said "I just want my own toothbrush, because at my house we all have to share". A toothbrush! Can you imagine? We learned that there is a population of hungry people in Dillon County. Not just the homeless and poor, but people who "fall through the cracks" they don't qualify for assistance, but need the food bank at Helping Hands to make it through the month. We all finished the lunch with Mr. Davis leading us in prayer for all those in need. It was a humbling experience to learn we have so much while others who live near us have so little.
Today, our seniors had the opportunity to minister to the residents of Thorn Nursing Home. When we walked into the annex, we were greeted with a round of applause. Immediately, some students jumped right in with residents sharing pictures from yearbooks and listening to the residents while others waited to see what was going to happen. But within a few minutes, all of our students were engaged with the residents and were listening and laughing.Preston and Daniel listened and listened and listened to one resident who wouldn't let them get a word in. Logan listened to a lady who had nephews at DCS. All the guys, at one time or another, hung out with Billy who had a huge smile on his face the entire time. Miss Kim and Miss Lucille jumped right in the midst and set a great example for us. After a while, we (chaperones) sat back and watched the huge smiles on the faces of the people as our students mingled with the residents. I can't describe the joy that we saw in the residents and students and the pride that we felt for our students.We finished our visit by singing and listening to a devotional with the residents. What an awesome and amazing day! Picture will be posted later!Then we had a "working lunch" with C.J. Webb of Helping Hands at B & C Steak House. She shared stories of children, and families in need in Dillon County. We were unaware of how large the homeless population in Dillon County is. We learned about the foster care system and that in Dillon County there are more children in need than there are foster families. So families are split apart between not only houses but counties as well. She told us several instances of children who have nothing. One little boy was picked up by DSS to go to foster care. They asked him if he wanted anything. He said "I just want my own toothbrush, because at my house we all have to share". A toothbrush! Can you imagine? We learned that there is a population of hungry people in Dillon County. Not just the homeless and poor, but people who "fall through the cracks" they don't qualify for assistance, but need the food bank at Helping Hands to make it through the month. We all finished the lunch with Mr. Davis leading us in prayer for all those in need. It was a humbling experience to learn we have so much while others who live near us have so little.
Monday, May 17, 2010
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