Service Project Report

Friday, November 21, 2007

We met at 8:00 AM at Paradigm High. In the first half of our time we sorted and boxed the food items we had previously collected from our food drive competition. This was really fun to watch. Everyone in the class took on a job with little or no prompting from me. Some sorted, some boxed, some labelled boxes. This was one of the most rewarding parts of the experience to see them all working together and filling in where help was needed. We then loaded the boxes into a parent's truck and a few students went to deliver the items to the Utah Food Bank. Meanwhile the rest of the class and I cleaned the kitchen and the Hole in the Wall. We wiped out drawers, shelves, and counters. We cleaned the fridge, swept, and mopped. We finished up the day by making and signing a Thank You card for our parent volunteer. The experience ended at 12:15 PM.

On Monday I asked the class to write about their experiences and we had a brief discussion. Many commented on the amount of food we were able to help organize and donate. They were happy to be able to help give so much (1934 pounds!) They were also pleased to be able to help with the kitchen and the Hole in the Wall and knew that because of their labors the school could start selling food items to students.

Body Worlds

Today my cousin Jodi and I went to an exhibit called Body Worlds. They take real human bodies that have been donated and preserve them with a kind of resin. We saw all different body parts: organs, nerves, veins... in different positions. It was really cool. I really like that the tone of the exhibit was that of wonder, learning, and respect.

Here is a picture of my favorite display. It shows the system of nerves alone.

Pleasure Cruise

One of AJ's buddies came over Thursday and gave us a ride in his Maserati Quattroporte sedan. I didn't get a picture because I left my camera at my cousin's and I haven't retrieved it yet. It has 400 horse power. But here is a picture of the car: