LEAD Team

When it came to LEAD TEAMs sometimes not all glitter is gold but silver is just as good. I was placed in the Relay for Life LEAD Team and it was pretty good. I wasn’t able to contribute as much to the program because I was already booked up with school related work and other involvements to fulfill my LAS protocol. However let me tell you something about relay for life. I am a dedicated man who may not be able to put time into some of the best involvements out there but that doesn’t mean my admiration isn’t as credible. Relay for Life has a special place for a lot of people because Cancer sucks and we all want to find a cure. These volunteers that don’t have a protocol to fulfill took their Saturday and their time to raise more money than I ever could have for the program. I was able to raise $40 but some people raised $400 plus their goal. That is really something. I was able to commit to 3 hours of my Saturday to my LAS Team and I was really unsettled to see how my commitment was less than a lot of other groups. I was not so happy with myself but that Sunday I remembered that I had prior engagements that were equally as important. That is why I conclude that protocols are important but so is school work, study, social life, and leadership fits in there too. It feels like I may be sending the wrong message here but I think that along the lines in what I want to say is I acknowledge the work we were able to do however I hope to see much more in the potential that we possess in the ability to do incredible work for this Relay For Life team.

Leadership Role

To do something bigger than yourself is quite difficult and really exhausting. I don’t believe anymore I need to be bigger than myself because who I am and what I do is of the upmost best I can ever do. Leadership didn’t stop after I got a call from Dan Gaken after my boy scout meeting on a Wednesday. It didn’t stop after I saved someone’s life in a car crash and it didn’t when I got into college. My leadership is continuous and serves to provide the best experience for myself and others. When it came to this requirement I totally forgot about it. I was honestly worried on April 28th when I realized my LAS renewal was coming up. It took my friend Shannon S. to tell me how wonderful I am and how my blindness made me forget that I was the Vice President for Fabiano and I did so much for the community that I didn’t realize. In the 2nd half of the year I joined my community hall council because my Tuesdays were free and my friend Shannon said I should give it a try since she said I have the makings of a leader. My job was simple in my belief but Steely Peeg and Shannon S. would agree that it takes a lot of time and commitment to be me. One of the leadership roles I did was selling valentine’s candy and grilled cheese and quesos. All together that would come up to time well spent and donations went to our charity of choice. One of my biggest accomplishments was getting 2nd place for the mock rock that CMU put on and I helped put on with my friend Shannon M. It was a great time. I enjoyed my involvement a lot.

RSO Involvement

Not all clubs and sports can be found on campus. Sometimes people go outside the community they live in and become involved with other communities. This helps branches themselves in networking. My RSO involvement consisted of going to my hometown in Bay City Michigan at least once a month to prepare my older scouts in my troop to be prepared for college. The Boy Scouts is a non profit organization that involves scouting for all. My troop has a variety of boys who come from different places and have the same passion to be scouts. One of difficult things for an older scout is balancing high school and boy scouts because both require a lot of time. My scouts are all active in their community besides scouting. When it comes to sports, clubs, work, and social life I understand and I wanted to do something extra for my scouts. As an assistant scoutmaster I asked the troop committee if I could get an hour on a wednesday with the older boys who are in their junior year and senior year of high school. These two grades are the pivoting point of getting scouts where they need to go after they become adults. I would progress their goals and I would ask them various questions and provide an ear about how life is going. I found this to be good because the venting made it better for the boys. I gave them tips and tricks of how to get through college and applying for scholarships and colleges. I was important to the boys and I didn’t mind coming back every month for an hour. I owe a lot to the Boy Scouts. I think that my involvement in my club even after my time in the organization is continuing in the little ways.

Community Service Reflection

It has been a while since I last documented service I have done for my community. Currently, it is hard for me to think back at all the help I have done. What I discovered is that it is hard for me to recall service in my community because it comes natural and I don’t think twice of the extra steps I need to do to serve my community. Being a natural of serving people is something that I have based my life around because I provide satisfaction guaranteed without hassle. When it comes to recording my adventures I don’t really specify on the details because I just don’t think too hard of what I have done. That to which I had to ask around my community this time because I thought it would be easier for me to give the best quality to my reader(s). Back in the fall, I immediately started volunteering in my community at CMU. When it came to my RA asking for residences to sweep and wash the kitchen and study room I didn’t hesitate to start filling a bucket of soap and water and scrubbing down the walls and tables. I made sure to get the grime off and get the old chewing gum off the bottom of tables (Still happens in college, yuck). I got noticed by my friend Shannon S. who got really intrigued that I would be so willing to give a hand between the 3 that showed up. It wasn’t till the end of the first semester that I mentioned LAS and she told me that she wouldn’t of guessed. She mentioned how I am the silent type when it comes to congrats and I like it that way because what I do I do with a smile. Another community service event I did was grilled cheese and queso pockets. I started getting more involved in my hall council because I had grown to know some people on the board. I was convincing when it came to people walking past and I was given special thanks to my fellow workers because I was able to help raise $80 something dollars to our donations. Throughout the months I did security, event planning for superbowl, and I valentines sales. It was a real good time. In conclusion, I don’t pride myself about my contributions. Quite frankly, it goes without saying. I like recogniction but at the end of the day I like to be known by my wit and smile.

RSO Involvement

Clubs and Sports are really awesome programs to be apart of at CMU. If you got nothing else better to do then try going to one of the RSO’s that are found on campus. They have a wide variety of programs that are offered to the public. For myself, I found a couple that I got invested in for a little bit at CMU. When it came to picking an RSO I had to work with my school time and my study time. I couldn’t go back to back to back like I used to or else I would be bogged down. I have been discovering portions of my life that I have not reflected upon due to the complexity of figuring out self awareness. It sort of became this elaborate design that manifested because I never could figure out this puzzling puzzle of who I was. I decided though after the summer of 2018 that I would take a rest for self caring and self help. Why this is important to know is because the RSO that I chose to help me get myself feeling self motivated was CMU TWLOHA chapter. TWLOHA which stands for “To Write Love On Her Arms” is a club about self care and health. It was a group of people that cared to pick themselves up and spread that around the campus. I was the only guy that was in the club and I was still accepted. I was deeply involved only for myself because I needed a place for an hour to just reflect and not worry about anything. I didn’t give myself daunting tasks so I gave myself the position with unison census of being the rep to go to the Monday night meetings campus council to bring back information to our group. My involvement was close with the group for the first semester than the 2nd semester because I had to balance more time to my classes. I did a lot for the group and it went recognized.