Service Service LearningLearning

By: Christina GodwinBy: Christina Godwin

Volleyball Volleyball TournamentTournament Children’s Miracle Network is our Children’s Miracle Network is our

primary philanthropy focus. Nearly 160 primary philanthropy focus. Nearly 160 children’s hospitals benefit from fund children’s hospitals benefit from fund raisings yearly. All monies raised stay in raisings yearly. All monies raised stay in the local community for patient care, the local community for patient care, new equipment and research into new equipment and research into children's diseases, illnesses, and children's diseases, illnesses, and injuries. injuries.

Since 1986, Phi Mus have raised almost Since 1986, Phi Mus have raised almost $4 million. Our fund-raising goal is $4 million. Our fund-raising goal is $500,000 each calendar year.$500,000 each calendar year.

Children’s Miracle NetworkChildren’s Miracle Network http://www.childrensmiraclenetwork.orhttp://www.childrensmiraclenetwork.or

g/g/ Children’s Miracle Network is a non-Children’s Miracle Network is a non-

profit organization dedicated to saving profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by and improving the lives of children by raising funs for children’s hospitals raising funs for children’s hospitals across North America. across North America.

What a fun day!!What a fun day!!

Phi MuPhi Mu

It Was a Big Hit!It Was a Big Hit!

This was our third Annual This was our third Annual Volleyball TournamentVolleyball Tournament

All the girls were at the All the girls were at the tournament from 7 in the morning tournament from 7 in the morning until 9 that night.until 9 that night.

I enjoyed the tournament because I enjoyed the tournament because it was not only for a great cause it was not only for a great cause but it also gave me a chance to but it also gave me a chance to spend time with all the girls!spend time with all the girls!

Fun in the Sun!Fun in the Sun!

Ready, Set, Spike!Ready, Set, Spike!

Relay For LifeRelay For Life Relay for Life is a fun-Relay for Life is a fun-

filled overnight event filled overnight event designed to honor designed to honor those who have died those who have died from cancer and the from cancer and the survivorship of those survivorship of those who have fought the who have fought the battle of cancer. battle of cancer.

Relay for Life offers Relay for Life offers something to something to everyone, from newly everyone, from newly diagnosed, to diagnosed, to caregivers and friends, caregivers and friends, to long-term survivors.to long-term survivors.

Relay For LifeRelay For Life Relay For life Relay For life

represents the represents the hope that those hope that those lost to cancer will lost to cancer will never be forgotten, never be forgotten, that those who that those who face cancer will be face cancer will be supported, and supported, and that one day that one day cancer will be cancer will be eliminated. eliminated.

Why community Why community service is service is importantimportantCommunity service is great for Community service is great for

everyone. It gives you the everyone. It gives you the chance to do something that chance to do something that will benefit someone else and will benefit someone else and most of the time it benefits most of the time it benefits more than just one person. It more than just one person. It allows you to give back to the allows you to give back to the community, and to help the community, and to help the underprivileged.underprivileged.

My ExperienceMy Experience Throughout my adolescence I have Throughout my adolescence I have

always been involved with always been involved with community service. Whether community service. Whether through opportunities with my through opportunities with my school or church I have always been school or church I have always been able to give back to the community able to give back to the community through my service.through my service.

The service I have done through my The service I have done through my sorority, Phi Mu has both enhanced sorority, Phi Mu has both enhanced my experience and my relationships my experience and my relationships with other sisters.with other sisters.

.PHI MU..PHI MU.Phi Mu is more than a sorority Phi Mu is more than a sorority

to me. It is my family here in to me. It is my family here in Valdosta and has been a Valdosta and has been a window of opportunity. window of opportunity.

Being a Phi Mu has opened Being a Phi Mu has opened the door to the community the door to the community and laid the foundation for and laid the foundation for many future connections.many future connections.

Give BackGive Back

Everyone should be required to give Everyone should be required to give back to the community.back to the community.

It is a great thing and has shown me It is a great thing and has shown me that helping people not only helps that helping people not only helps them but helps you to be a better them but helps you to be a better person.person.

The End!The End!Have a great summer!Have a great summer!

Woohoo!!!Woohoo!!!