Burns Park Kids Care - our service learning club
Hello everyone interested in service learning!
The intent of this post is to give everyone an update on our status and progress so far.
Our club is meeting on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month, although we are tentatively considering the SECOND TUESDAY FOR JANUARY ONLY – no school the first Tuesday that month.
Meetings run officially from 3:42pm until 4:45pm.
We had a great signup and great turnouts for our first two meetings in October and November. So far this year, our kids have helped organize and execute the Halloween costume drive, Trick or Treating for UNICEF, and a great activity for Mott childrens hospital that involved our kids putting together activity kits for Mott kids – these included crayons and coloring kits as well as putting together fleece “crown” kits that give Mott kids distractions and warm fleece “hats” to wear.
The kids are very excited and we are hearing about great projects for the future. Julie has done a fantastic job of leading the meetings and keeping the kids organized and excited. Several parents have already helped with the meetings and also with financing our materials purchases – thank you!!!
Future projects will involve some Earth Day activities, some animal activities (Paws for a Cause, Humane Society) as well as any “random acts of kindness” projects outside meetings.
Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering, have project ideas, want to help us salvage our blown budget, or anything else!
Sincerely,
Joel Dalton, Julie Timmer