Steven
Rokkala
Freshman
Seminar
Professor
Therese Martin
Notre Dame
de Namur
Pre-Flection Call to
Action Day
I’m planning out my week now and I
realize there’s important task coming up this week and that is going to the
Call to Action day. Our Professor has decided that we go to the Ecumenical
Hunger Program in Palo Alto which meant we would have something to do with
feeding the less fortunate. I am glad I found that out when I was reading about
it because every week I go to a local church and volunteer to feed the
homeless. For me, it is the best way I can give something back to the society
that I grew up in and it makes me feel good whenever I help other people going
through tough times. I was thinking earlier today about if it would be similar
to the type of work I do at church. Either way, I believe that the whole idea
of Call to Action is great for me because it ties with the 4th Notre
Dame de Namur hallmark value: “We commit ourselves to community service”. During the school year, I’m really busy
during the weekdays so community service during the week would almost be like a
holiday because it is something I enjoy doing. I’m pretty excited and I’m happy
it is a learning experience too. I hope
to gain more knowledge of how places that help the homeless work and what
impact they make on the families they give to. Another big discovery I’m
looking forward to is how the organization run financially and who provides the
financial resources for it. Some of my friends are interested in this trip and
I’ve never done anything like this with my friends so this should be a great and
fun learning experience of all of us.
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