By: Stephanie De La Cruz Today was our second day of service. We made our way to the YMCA at 8am. It was a quaint building that overlooked green open fields where a dog named Mowgli liked to play fetch. Next to the building was a sand playground, a chicken coop, a rock wall, and a garden. After orientation and introductions, my group and another group headed over to clean the … [Read more...] about Asheville Day Two: An Overview
By: Emily Chisum 1. Impressions Left on Elementary Students One of my favorite events so far in Asheville has been visiting Sand Hill Elementary school at their after school program sponsored by the YMCA. We were able to help educate the elementary students about healthy eating habits and the importance of a balanced diet. For their snack, they received pretzels, … [Read more...] about Three Things I’ve Gained in Asheville
By: Paige Dispaltro On our second day in Asheville, we helped the YMCA in their goal to improve nutrition outreach. Each group was responsible for certain tasks: fixing up their bus for mobile food markets, helping at the mobile food markets, and going to elementary schools to help teach kids about nutrition. Through these tasks we learned a lot about the importance of … [Read more...] about Impact of Nutrition Outreach: Asheville and Springfield
By: Brooke Burton I decided to apply for a Bear Breaks trip on the very last day possible. No joke, I had hours left before the deadline when I finally pressed “submit.” I was afraid of putting myself out there - meeting so many new faces, traveling hundreds of miles away from my home state, and having unreal amounts of FOMO (fear of missing out, for those who aren’t hip and … [Read more...] about Five Ways a Bear Breaks Trip Will Impact Your Life
Choices Every single day on this Earth, billions of people make a choice—many of them, actually. Some choices require more effort to make and some can certainly be the spur-of-the-moment type. Some of these choices can be life-altering, too. I'm here to talk about a series of choices I began to make around a year and a half ago that began with my decision to apply to go on a … [Read more...] about Taking a Leap of Faith to Make a Simple Difference