Well many of us if not all of us participated in the run, this was not only a service event, but a really great brotherhood event. My involvement went from helping with parking, to canvasing, to the actual run its self.
Lets begin with parking. Simple task, putting cars in the back lot while receiving a cash payment. Well everyone one has their own idea on how to park cars in the back lot and how many we should park. This created a small problem, but we were able to work through it and create a working solution. Also it turned out to be a load of fun to just sit around and joke as we passed the time.
And now on to canvasing. I went out with two other brothers to atempt to raise a few more dollars. There was a lot of time between tail gates that we hit, so we had a lot of time to talk. This was a great time to get to know two brothers I don't normally get to talk to. I learned the strengths of my brothers, such as their communication skills far out weigh mine. Although I know a few more people in Columbus. With our combined skills we were able to make raise several hundred dollars.
Now for the run, I didn't do a whole lot of running, but I sat in the pace car and for sometime actually drove the car. This by far was the longest time I have ever sat in one space with my current roommate. We were able to talk for a long time. I learned things about him and gain a lot of respect for him.
With the end of that, I now looked forward to the canned food drive. Which if years past tells me anything, I am sure it will be a grand old time.
As always proud to be an American
and damn proud to be a FIJI
-Weaver
I like how you point out that doing community service is a good way to bond with people and get to know them better. I think a lot of people focus too much on the time and effort a service project takes and not enough on the building relationships and improvement that the work brings to the community.
ReplyDeleteGood points made. Community service really can be as much of a brotherhood event as a service event, as you emphasized with Rivalry Run and the food drive. I have always had a blast at community service events.
ReplyDeleteI like how you mentioned that you and other brothers both had strengths, it was by working together that you could have the biggest impact. I think thats key for everything
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