Blog Entry 4

Taking part in the Community Experience Project has been such a great experience. It has been fun to get involved in the local community around campus. I think that the best part about working at the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry is the amount of people that it helps because so many people use it. From all different ages and ethnicities, so many different people use it. 

One event that had a significant impact on my time at the OACP is the shift that I worked at the Kid's Corner. One of the regular volunteers walked me through how it worked, and I worked at the desk until my shift was over. It was the only shift that I worked it, but it was so cool seeing how excited the kids were to pick their own foods. It was like they took pride in being able to pick food that they would be able to eat. One child, I specifically remember, she was quite young, but she kept explaining to me why she was picking the food she was picking. Her reasoning was because it was something that she thought her mom would eat too, and they could share it. It was so heartwarming to see a girl, that young thinking of her mom before herself and picking what she would want to eat. 

Another event that was very touching to me occurred at my most recent shift at the OACP. While I was changing bins out in the fridge, a group of girl scouts came through and was shown around. They took a tour of the OACP, then after their tour, spent time stocking the shelves. It was a group of younger girls, but I thought it was so cool that they were taking their time to get involved, with their friends, in their local community. 

Overall, it has been such a great experience to be involved in the Community Experience Project. It has helped me to become involved in the local community, similar to how I was involved in my local community back at home.

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