Getting Involved

Even though the Goshen Elkhart area isn't my home, I do feel a special connection. I think that the basis of that connection was started during Celebrate Service Day, when my classmates and I helped to set up the county fair. I know that the small act wasn't much, but it helped to instill in me a desire to get involved in the community. I've started small, getting involved in First Fridays and greeting people on the streets. I also do what I believe is common sense, pickin up trash from the sidewalk and helping to clean up the streets. Like I said, I've never lived in the area, but I have the will and the desire to help out the community, especially during these hard times.

I have started small, but I want to work my way up to bigger and better things as my time here at Goshen College continues. I don't know just what it is that I want to accomplish just yet, but I'm working on setting a goal in a specific area to help the community. I think that by focusing on this goal I can make a real difference in the area during my college years. I would encourage other college students to do the same and I would definetely have everyone work on the common sense things I discussed earlier that can really make a difference.