Hoping to Accomplish

My personal service project goal is to be able to truly connect to some of the children of Jones Cottage so that they may take my advice in important matters such as their attitude and perspective of their personal futures. Given their past, and the fact that they are still 10-12 year olds, it is very understandable  that they are not giving much thought about such things as college, entering the workforce, etc. I would like to see this changed however, because a strongly founded interest in college or higher education will empower them to strive for something better. It is strong to measure quantitative success on a goals such as this one, but there are other things that can be used as performance factors. It was very clear that the kids were suprised and excited to see us again when we went to Boys and Girls Town for the second time, I do not think they expected to see us again. Too often individuals, businesses, or non-profits will go spend time with the children for a day or weekend and then never return. For the remainder of the semester, I would like to commit to going to Boys and Girls Town every other weekend for at least 2 hours. While there, we have engaged in fun, stimulating activities such as sport games, card games, and board games. I  think that through the use of these fun activities, the children will feel more comfortable around us. By the end of the semester we would like to have the children come to Drury for a regular season Men's Basketball game at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Before the game, I think it would be a great opportunity to give the kids a tour of the campus, show them our nice buildings and maybe get them excited about the possibility of college. I am looking forward to going back to Boys and Girls Town this weekend and hanging out with kids.
 
Pedro