September Service

The activity that I participated in for the month of September was Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization with the goal of teaching young girls their limitless potential. As a volunteer for girls on the run, I must act as an assistant coach once a week at a 90-minute practice. As an assistant coach, I have the responsibility to prepare ahead of time for each practice as well as the responsibility to attend and help lead practice weekly. Before participating as an assistant coach, I assumed working with girls ranging from 3rd to 5th grade would be simple. However, girls at this age are very impressionable and need good role models. I have also learned that confidence-building and inspiration is crucial at this age in order to navigate later teenage and young adult years. In addition to volunteering at Girls on the Run, I have also been volunteering at Compassus Hospice as an administrative once weekly for an hour and patient support volunteer as needed. As an administrative volunteer, I aid in office duties such as filing patient charts, assisting at community workshops, and coordinating support services. In contrast, I also act as a patient support volunteer by providing companionships through friendly visits to assigned patients as well as reprieve for the primary care giver. This service is vital to hospice organizations’ efficacy. In addition, this service will allow exposure to clinical environments and experience with patient care necessary for the study of medicine. 

September Total Service Hours: 12 hours