Caitlyn's Blog

I have worked one shift at the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry, and after completing the shift, I felt really good about myself and the ability I have to help others in need and the less fortunate. I worked a Friday shift in the morning, which is a day that the OACP isn't open. It is a day to reset and restock shelves for the following week. I worked with a few girls from UWO that were part of the Nursing program.  During my shift, I spent time stocking shelves, moving supplies around, and I had the opportunity to help pack an emergency box for someone that called in. This was a new and unique experience that I took part in. Myself and two other girls were given a box from Heath, and he explained what the emergency box was. If someone is in a bind or an emergency, even when the OACP is technically closed, they will put together a box of food for the person, to help them out. I think this is so incredible, that even when the OACP isn't open, they are still able to help the communi...

Before this class, I would consider myself to have had a decent amount of experience with volunteering. Much of my time volunteering came with the 4-H program that I was a part of growing up. While part of 4-H was taking care of my animals and taking part in different projects, another huge part of 4-H was community service and giving back to the community. A few service projects that I took part in through 4-H were creating decorations and spending time with people in assisted living, setting up and taking down chairs and tables for different events throughout the year, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, and cleaning the local churches. Aside from volunteering for 4-H, I also volunteered for the youth programs at my high school. This included volunteering for camps for basketball, soccer, and volleyball, helping run the concessions stands for different athletic events throughout the year, and volunteering for the tutoring program for students in the online school run through my high school....