Community Connection
The community connection everyone in biology had to complete consisted of doing an act of community service at some point during the year.
For my community connection, I prepared care boxes for a program called Operation Christmas Child created through Samaritan's Purse. Operation Christmas Child collects care packages from anyone willing and sends them to children in need in over 100 countries. Places like Mexico, India, Cameroon, and Mongolia have received these packages in the past. The packages consist of little trinkets and treasures that make life in these poorer countries a little easier. The packages can include toothbrushes, coloring books, crayons, soap, bouncy balls, flip-flops, stuffed animals, etc.
I prepared three boxes containing fun little items such as the ones listed above, and gave them to my local Samaritan's Purse, who then sent the care packages to Mexico.
This community connection was very satisfying because, knowing that by simply compiling a few toys in a box, I changed another child's life. I've done Operation Christmas Child in the past, and there is no doubt I will continue to do them in the future.
For my community connection, I prepared care boxes for a program called Operation Christmas Child created through Samaritan's Purse. Operation Christmas Child collects care packages from anyone willing and sends them to children in need in over 100 countries. Places like Mexico, India, Cameroon, and Mongolia have received these packages in the past. The packages consist of little trinkets and treasures that make life in these poorer countries a little easier. The packages can include toothbrushes, coloring books, crayons, soap, bouncy balls, flip-flops, stuffed animals, etc.
I prepared three boxes containing fun little items such as the ones listed above, and gave them to my local Samaritan's Purse, who then sent the care packages to Mexico.
This community connection was very satisfying because, knowing that by simply compiling a few toys in a box, I changed another child's life. I've done Operation Christmas Child in the past, and there is no doubt I will continue to do them in the future.