2008 Woodie Awards
Helping Out Around Town
Kelly Castino
Issue date: 9/18/06 Section: Life & Times
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There are many volunteer opportunities in Winter Park and other parts of Central Florida. If you are looking for a place to volunteer then go no further than the Rollins College Office of Community Engagement in Chase Hall.
Micki Myer, the Director of the Office of Community Engagement, expressed that, "When students get involved in the community, it takes their learning to the next level. They are able to connect with multiple groups and individuals in creating positive change."
Meredith Hein, the Graduate Assistant at the Office of Community Engagement agrees adding, "Getting involved in the community is a vital component to a student's collegiate experience. It allows for personal growth and development....Engaging in the community provides a real life experience with hands on projects, giving students the realization that no textbook or movie can produce."
This means, each person gets out their own unique experience out of helping others. Students, generally, get as much out of the experience as the people they are helping.
Evyn Garner is an example of one student who works volunteers with UNITY and the Winter Park Community Center. "I think volunteering and community service should be an integral part of everyone's life. You are not a part of a community or a responsible citizen until you have served the community and truly understand its dynamics," says Garner of her experience.
"Community service is more than a requirement or a one time thing; it is a way of being. A way of being (sic!) in which you feel connected to people and issues locally and globally, you feel like you have helped and changed someone's life, and that you have truly made a difference. It is because of the benefits of this way of being that I engage in serving my community."
Many other students who are involved in the community tend to see eye-to-eye with Garner. Amit Karr, for one, works extensively with Hunger and Homelessness in Central Florida, while Steve Miller founded an organization called Rollins Relief and has executed two trips for hurricane relief to the Ninth Ward region in New Orleans. Miller also works continually with Fern Creek Elementary School in Winter Park along with SGA President Cat McConnell.
Micki Myer, the Director of the Office of Community Engagement, expressed that, "When students get involved in the community, it takes their learning to the next level. They are able to connect with multiple groups and individuals in creating positive change."
Meredith Hein, the Graduate Assistant at the Office of Community Engagement agrees adding, "Getting involved in the community is a vital component to a student's collegiate experience. It allows for personal growth and development....Engaging in the community provides a real life experience with hands on projects, giving students the realization that no textbook or movie can produce."
This means, each person gets out their own unique experience out of helping others. Students, generally, get as much out of the experience as the people they are helping.
Evyn Garner is an example of one student who works volunteers with UNITY and the Winter Park Community Center. "I think volunteering and community service should be an integral part of everyone's life. You are not a part of a community or a responsible citizen until you have served the community and truly understand its dynamics," says Garner of her experience.
"Community service is more than a requirement or a one time thing; it is a way of being. A way of being (sic!) in which you feel connected to people and issues locally and globally, you feel like you have helped and changed someone's life, and that you have truly made a difference. It is because of the benefits of this way of being that I engage in serving my community."
Many other students who are involved in the community tend to see eye-to-eye with Garner. Amit Karr, for one, works extensively with Hunger and Homelessness in Central Florida, while Steve Miller founded an organization called Rollins Relief and has executed two trips for hurricane relief to the Ninth Ward region in New Orleans. Miller also works continually with Fern Creek Elementary School in Winter Park along with SGA President Cat McConnell.
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