Had a good conversation!

I helped out as a volunteer during Meet the Parents nights for the past three years, with 2022 and 2023 being my first and second years of helping out. We were there from 6-9 and our job was to give parents directions to classrooms and help out in general. I was able to get to talk to some of my classmate's parents and have a fun time! 

I've officially logged my peer tutoring hours during my time at Gilmour as part of my service hours. I've been helping my friends and underclassmen with math during my study halls, but these are my logged times from the peer tutoring program.

See the attached links for details.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Vm128SaLOxtsUHEpkXMeuBVG5yKOcik/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/129sklZRd1WLOJ5O2izYtjHo_0Zlghd1q/view?usp=sharing

Mrs. Ligas was in charge of this event and service hours before she left Gilmour 2 years ago.

I was fortunate enough to experience what it was like to be homeless in midtown Cleveland for a day. We began the day with a group activity and lectures on homelessness in the greater Cleveland area from a volunteer who was moving between homeless shelters, offering hope to those in need. We were then given a map and asked to walk to the Salvation Army to obtain clothing, to the public assistance centers, and to understand the Cleveland transportation system in midtown, such as how to ride the RTA, as the homeless do not have cars and rely solely on buses and walking.

One memory that will stay with me from that trip is that our small group of four hockey boys, including myself, was given only a $6 gift card for lunch, as the food stamp for each homeless person per day was $1.50. With only $6 to feed all four of us, we decided that plain white bread and peanut butter were all we could afford. We ended the day with a prayer, and it was an experience I will never forget. It truly made our food bank trips at Gilmour meaningful to me, knowing how many people depend on the food distributed there.

Find everything in the Google Drive folder here! Also, put in some pictures for show. 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i3JlnoHHh5i5VBFgFzlvc2e-JqpJUULV?usp=sharing

The Civil engagement team had a Mini retreat on the 11th of august to plan for the 2021-2022 school year. We talked about possible events that we can do with students at Gilmour, and meeting times for the team. We also played a fun game about ourselves, and the people around us. We each took beads that represents the race of the people that is around us, and In the end we talked about what colors we have in our own bowl and what those colors might mean. It was a good way for us to acknowledge who is around us, and what kind of community we're in!

I helped out as a volunteer during Meet the parent night last Thursday. We were there from 6-9 and our job was to give parents directions to classrooms and help out in general. I was able to get to talk to some of my classmate's parents and have a fun time! One parent yelled, "ask them for double service hour" every time he passed me, which I thought was hilarious. *wink *wink.