Feeding the homeless

 On Sunday, May 24 my mom, brother, and I took a trip to BJBE (our temple). On every 4th Sunday of the month, my temple makes meals for the homeless through volunteers. Other Temples around the north shore feed the homeless on other Sundays. I helped in a number of ways. First, I was assigned to put mustard in bags for sandwiches. Then, I was "promoted" to putting chicken legs in bags for the homeless. Finally, I was "promoted" to making the sandwiches. I think this was a great experience for my mom, brother, and I. It is great to help other people who are not as fortunate as us.

Food Baskets for the Hungry

Sam Yaffe and I visited the local grocery store to collect a bunch of non-perishable food items into food baskets that will be donated to a local food pantry. We made 24 food baskets consisting of everything from canned foods to boxes of pasta.  Both Sam and I had the same "Change the World" topic, Child Poverty in Africa. Although this task we completed is not helping children in Africa, it is helping people living in poverty. This topic interested me because I always felt some sympathy for those who aren't as fortunate as I am , and aren't supplied with daily needs to live a healthy lifestyle. This project was a great experience and it made me feel good to have done something to help change the world for the better.

My Experience of Reading To 3rd Grade Students

         For my Change The World project, I chose to
   promote getting more education in hospitals. I took
   action, with Carly Fisher, by going to my old elementary      school and reading books to one of the classes there. This was a really heartwarming experience, because I love spending time with kids, and being able to read to them. When I got to  share stories with them that I love myself,  it made me happy.

Emergency Kit for Change the World

For my change the world action, my mom and I made an emergency kit in case of a terrorist emergency. Since there isn't much I could do about stopping modern-day terrorism, I decided to make the times when there are emergencies easier and more calm. Our kit consists of five non perishable foods, a can opener, a flashlight, extra batteries (for the flashlight), four water bottles, a blanket, a fleece jacket, and an extra set of clothes. This was really an interesting project for me to do because it seems hard to think that I would ever need to use my kit, but you always have to be prepared. I encourage other people to make a kit of their own because it gives you a sense that you are helping yourself and other people in your community by creating this kit.

Sorting Food For The Hungry

For my change the world project, I want to help starving families all around the world. My cousin, Ella, and I started to take action in our community by volunteering at the Deerfield Food Pantry. We sorted many different types of foods into categories in which they belonged. These foods will soon be stacked on the shelves and given to hungry people that can't afford to buy food. I plan on volunteering more with my cousin in the future because of my amazing experience the first time. It's satisfying to know that I made a difference in someone's daily life, just by taking some time out of my day to help. 

Changing the World by Feeding Starving Children

My change the world project was about starvation in Africa. Since I couldn't actually go to Africa, I found the next best thing. Feed My Starving Children is a volunteer place in Libertyville. I went to Feed My Starving Children because I figured out that they send food to a bunch of different countries including some in Africa. My experience there was very memorable. It was nothing what I thought it would be like. When I first heard of the place, my first thoughts were we'll just be packaging food, but I was very wrong. It turns out that we actually make the food, then package it. There are different tables and at each table there are different stations. My job was the scooper, so I scooped up the food and put it in a bag. The food that we put into the bags was all the ingredients children needed. Veggies, Vitamins, Grains, and Rice. Feed My Starving Children was also a lot more fun than I expected. They blasted music, so you could sing or dance along. Teamwork was another important part. You could make up team cheers and you have to work together to get the job done. Overall, I had an awesome time and I would defiantly do it again some time soon.

SMS Girls Volenteer at Stand Up for Kids!

 

Sarah Gertz, Abby Goldberg, Abby Knaus, and I all went to Stand Up for Kids Chicago. Stand Up for Kids is an organization for homeless teens to hang out, eat dinner, and get their nessesites. They go to this organization because they are too old for a homeless kids shelter and too young for an adult shelter. Therefore, there is really nowhere for them to go. When we were volenteering Sarah and I checked in the teens that went in there. We asked them if they could sign their given name, chosen name (if they didn't like their given name they got to choose one), and if they had a smartphone or not for a new app that alerts them when the shelter is open and other things. On the other side of the shelter Abby and Abby were making dinner plates and pouring drinks into cups to serve. About halfway through we switched jobs. Nearing the end we handed out a quiz about Chicago and it's history. They were allowed to look up the answers on their phones or computer. When they got all of the answers right they won a scratch ticket. When we left I felt very good inside because I had made a change.