In Their Words

Rotaract, Rotary, and more

So yes this is definitely another club post, BUT I think it's a pretty cool club honestly that I can't talk enough about. Maybe you have college a little more figured out, or you know you'll have a little more time next semester so you're looking for something to do. Anyway, above all, I just wanted to give everyone a little update on what Rotaract has been doing as a club. So in one of our very first meetings, we discussed kind of a plan for things we wanted to do for the year, split into 3 categories- fundraising, community outreach, and big idea outreach. For those of you who don't know, Rotaract is a club focused on service and serving the immediate local community as well as our bigger community. Once we came up with these ideas, we created a presentation to present to Rotary, the adult version of... Read more →

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Last year, I attempted to donate blood at the Fall Blood Drive but my iron level was too low. For the Spring, I got too nervous so I just signed up to volunteer. This time around, I really wanted to donate. I made sure to eat iron rich foods leading up to the event. I was worried, but when I went through the screening I had a high enough level. During the process, I stared straight ahead the whole time - not the needle or the bag for the blood. I got really freaked out by the sensation and the women at my station said, “Just don’t think about it,” but I couldn’t distract myself. I started getting very pale so they put my head down and feet up. They gave me a blanket after I started shaking. They were continuously checking in on me to see if I was... Read more →

NU Day of Service

Twice a year the Center for Civic Engagement hosts a "Day of Services." They get as many volunteers as possible and split everyone into several different groups that go to different locations for various projects. I was sent with a group of 6 people in total. We went and volunteered with the Rotary club in Barre. Our team spent the day in an old house that the city of Barre owns. Different sections are going to be used for different things. We worked in the upstairs area of the house. We painted, cleaned, fixed windows and painted even more! This space will be used as a "closet" for foster children and families to get supplies for the foster kids to start off on a better foot with more than just the clothes on their back. The six of us laughed and talked through the whole event while accomplishing some major... Read more →