By: Andrew Waller

Community service- services volunteered by individuals or an organization to benefit a

community or its institutions

Community Service

The incorporation of community service within an educational system.

A method of teaching, learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service.

My definition of service learning would be “learning how to serve.” After all, most people do not like the thought of working for free. I definitely had to learn how to serve.

Reference from dictionary.com

What Does Service Learning Mean?

I believe that community service is important for everyone to be a part of. It is a way for you to humble yourself and serve others in ways that most people do not take the time to do.

Before I came to college I always did community service through my church back home.

I did things like help widows out around their house, whether it be yard work, or moving larger stuff that they could not handle.

Now that I am in FYE I still have several opportunities to serve the community. These are opportunities that normally wouldn’t be available to me.

What It Means To Me…

I participated in a class wide car wash that was in the parking lot of Sonny’s.

I also collected a gallon bucket of coke can tabs that were sent to help pay for a surgery for a cancer patient.

I helped an older lady from our church move from Thomasville to Valdosta.

Fall '07

I helped unload an eighteen wheeler full of food and goods for an event that my church hosted.

I participated in Kappa Delta’s Shamrock Flag Football Tournament.

Spring '08

Kf hosted a Flag Football tournament that 27 different teams participated in.

I was a part of a team called the Raging Eskimos.

Shamrock 2008

The format was pool play, which means that each team was guaranteed at least three games.

After pool play was completed there was a tournament.

Your team’s seed in the tournament was determined by the point spread that you put up (the point difference of all the games that your team played).

Our team had a +10 point spread, and made it into the tournament on Sunday morning. However, we lost our first game on Sunday and were eliminated from the tournament.

How We Faired!

On Saturday, our first game was at 9:00 am, but we had to be there thirty minutes before the games so w our team was there at 8:30 am.

We hung out and watched all the other games until our next game at 1:00 pm, and did the same until our last game at 7:30 pm.

And then Sunday, our only game was at 9:00 am.So overall, I spent about 13 or 14 hours at the

fields, however, it didn’t seem that long because I enjoy playing football.

Time…

Practicing Before A Game!

Getting Ready To Play!

Sucks That We Lost :(

What's The Play???

Thanks to Kf I had a great time while completing my service learning.

I hope that in the future I am able to participate in fun and active community service projects that also benefit the community the way this one did.

Thanks Kf

Community service is definitely something that I would recommend for everyone.

I think that it gives you a better perspective on life whether your helping an elderly lady move, participating in Relay For Life, or playing in a flag football tournament.

Everyone should look for opportunities to do some form of community service in order to better themselves and their community.

In Conclusion…