Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Last Day in Shreveport


     Hello, my name is Ericka Gilland. I am a sophomore and Pre-Nursing major at The University of Memphis. My experiences at Shreveport have been very heart warming! We began our second day into Shreveport by organizing the books, and pantry at the Volunteers of America Highland center. Organizing the books for the center was a great deed because the books will later be distributed to all of the Volunteers of America locations for students. Later, at the same location Volunteers of America served a senior citizen luncheon. Many of the ASB team got an opportunity to talk and connect with the seniors. Other team members, like myself, helped the staff in the kitchen and distributed the plates to the seniors. It was really a joy to see the senior citizens enjoy their meal. As the day progressed the ASB team traveled to the  Volunteers of America Bossier Center. We hosted a field day for the students. It gave our team such great satisfaction to see them enjoy playing with each other.
       It really impacted me to know that I helped contribute to a great cause for the children of Shreveport, Louisiana. Volunteers of America is a great non profit organization that is concrete with the education of children, and well being of senior citizens. It was truly an eye opener, and great relief to know that their are still great people in the world today. 😊

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