Reflections   

Summer of Service 2007

Youth Quotes:

“We only have one world that we need to take care of it.”

“I’ve always heard that little stuff makes a big difference.”

“[I] feel better when I’m helping the community…it’s just like a personal like achievement for me.”

“I have a bigger idea of what I want to do to help out the environment and my community and different ways I can do it.”

“I’m…hoping that I can find a way I can help more often.”

“A lot of kids [are] told they can’t like do stuff, so when I can do something it makes me feel better about myself. “

“Helping other people really does make a difference.”

“We actually got to talk to homeless people or people in need and…help them.”

“We helped organize and prepare food and clothing for people who need it and that made a big difference.”

“I liked [volunteering in] the food closet because we got to feed people.”

“Even one person can do a lot.”

Counselor Quotes:

“I think YCS…was off to a great start this summer. Just the fact that [there were] a lot of smiling faces on our students…I definitely see the results that it’s actually making a difference for them, that’s a great thing.”

“Many of them have not done any community service before. It’s a good way for them to get their feet wet and learn that it’s not a scary activity and you can have a lot of fun doing it and it feels great.”

“Learning about what sort of service activities are out there and also that community service can be fun, not just the activity itself, but also the people that you get to work with can be very important.”