Tuesday, March 9, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Christina Harms, Wichita sophomore, tells about her experiences as a volunteer. "Into the Streets," a meeting encouraging students to volunteer in Lawrence, was held yesterday in the Ellsworth Mall main lobby. Photo by Gus Koffler/KANSAN
By Jamie Knodel
jknodel@ukans.edu
Kansas staff writer
Program targets students who want to help
Some KU students are ready to make plans for future volunteer experiences that would give them the opportunity to be involved within the community.
Last night, Elsworth Hall and the Center for Community Outreach sponsored "Into the Streets" with those student volunteers in mind.
More than 30 students attended the interactive program and informal discussion of volunteer experiences in Elsworth's main lobby.
"We can learn more through our service than we do in our classes," said Chris Hess, Center for Community Outreach co-director and Wichita junior.
Students said that volunteering came in many forms—from helping in a school to picking up trash off the streets.
Students also said that volunteering was a valuable experience even though it sometimes was difficult to find time to serve the community.
Volunteers ready to get involved
Kristie Van Waart, Bellevue, Neb., sophomore who volunteers with a youth student council, said that students had to make time to volunteer but that it was definitely worth it.
Students said that volunteer opportunities were a way to meet people with similar goals.
"Volunteer adding names and faces to the statistics," he said.
"When you volunteer you see and interact with passionate people," said
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"There are so many different types of volunteer work from a week-long service project to writing a letter," said Corey Snyder, Topeka sophomore who attended the discussion.
Chris Hockley, Overland Park junior and volunteer at Jubilee Cafe, 1011 Vermont St., which serves breakfast to the homeless, said that getting involved with projects and problems made it easier to understand social issues.
Students said that their volunteer experiences could be humorous, educational and sometimes challenging, but they always were rewarding.
Brenda Chung, Plaine junior.
Edited by Jodi Smith
The Center for Community Outreach helps KU students find ways to volunteer within the Lawrence community. Some of the programs they sponsor are: Alternative Spring Break, where students spend their spring break volunteering; Jayhawk Connection, where upperclassmen advise freshmen on everything from majors to activities; and Natural ties, where students can work with people who have disabilities.
"People don't think of Lawrence as needing volunteers because it is a smaller town, but it has the same needs as any town," said Erika Nutt, Center for Community Outreach codirector and Wichita senior.
Laura Gastinger, event coordinator and Jefferson City, Mo., sophomore, said that she planned the program because many Ellsworth residents were interested in community service.
"This gives them a chance to tell people about their experience and find additional opportunities to volunteer on campus or for the local community," she said.
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