Volunteer Work

VOLUNTEER WORK

Since starting college, I have volunteered over 300 hours at a variety of organizations.

• Head Start: Taught healthy recipes to children ages 5 to 10 years old. I emphasized the importance of hand washing and taught them how to properly measure ingredients. I also developed packets that included coloring pages and recipes for them to take home to their families.
• After School Programs: Planned fun ways for the kids to burn off energy, introduced them to new foods and used those foods to make a snack.
• Woof Stock: Volunteered at a kids’ booth to raise money for our local animal shelter. We played musical hoops, decorated dog bones, painted picture frames and designed dog bandannas. 
• Animal Shelter: Volunteered at a local animal shelter working with cats and staffing cat adopt-a-thon.
• Food Bank: Helped stock food items and made Thanksgiving cards for the customers.
• Special Olympics: Volunteered at a booth that provided nutrition info on calcium, food pyramid, DASH diet and serving sizes. I also helped perform bone density exams on the athletes.
• Eagle Mount: Assisted staff members by folding, labeling and sealing 1600 newsletters.
• Big Sky Adventure Camp:Staffed an eleven day adventure camp for kids ages 11-18 with cancer. A unique and unforgettable experience where I chaperoned river-rafting, horseback riding, an overnight campout, a visit to Yellowstone National Park, fishing and other exciting events. 
• Journey Church: Chaperoned and played with young kiddos during the service
• Phi U Honor Society Fundraisers: We held bake sales, sold beads to raise money for Ugandan women, and disbursed Pennies for Peace tins around town. 
• Senior Center: Helped prepare and serve dinner to senior citizens before clearing tables and washing dishes.
• WIC: I obtained measurements and iron levels and educated families on their food packages.
• SFC Nutrition Fair: Coalition of food banks and emergency food providers where I provided info on allergies and special diets. 
• YMCA Cooking Classes: Taught healthy recipes to children. We introduced them to new foods and helped them prepare their own meals.
• ACT Program Prep and Marketing: Calling past participants of ‘Strong Kids, Strong Teens’ in order to gain participants for the new ACT Program. 
• YMCA Celebrate Wellness Booth: Booth dedicated to healthy cooking where we provided recipes and samples of green smoothies, black bean brownies and bruschetta.
• Health Fair: Developed a diabetes education pamphlet and performed a cooking demo: smoked salmon spread with whole grain crackers and vegetables, baked pears, and flavored water recipes to replace juice and pop.