SERVICE LEARNING

Angela O’Connor

Service learning: a school program that integrates citizenship values into

education by involving students in community service, often as a requirement for graduation

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BENEFITS OF SERVICE LEARNING Helps the community Makes the community more familiar

with the athletes and more willing to support the sports teams

Students gain hands-on experience Create a professional network of people

who can help with jobs, etc in the future

LOWNDES COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

We helped bathe the dogs

We walked them and played with them

Gave puppies and a chick their vaccines

Played with the Cats

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Our softball team helped with setting up the blood drive

We also recruited people to give blood

We also gave our own blood

BLAZING THROUGH BOOKS Valdosta State

University Literacy kicked off Blazing Through Books this fall

We worked with Valdosta area children age K-5

We met Mondays and Wednesdays to help them with their reading

BLAZER BLAST Annual event

hosted by the Valdosta State University Baseball and Softball team

Teach children the basic fundamentals of throwing, catching, hitting and sliding

Signed autographs

WHAT I’VE GAINED

Became familiar with more members of the community

Helped those in need I Got hands on experience I Got to spend time with kids

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