Beginnings of our Service Learning Project

When our group first met, we had no idea what type of project we were going to complete for our Communications 320 class. Little did we know after just 2 out of class meetings we would have a common theme. We all liked to work with children and had previous learning experiences with kids. Our three ideas were 1) washing dogs for a nearby animal shelter, 2) helping to increase knowledge about the IU vs Purdue Battle Blood Drive, and last but not least 3) Volunteering at Lafayette Urban Ministry's After school Program. We quickly came to a consensus that we wanted to help out the kids in the after school program. We plan to complete this project in October with Halloween right around the corner. We want to create new festive games to play with these children. LUM is in need of volunteers to act as good role models. We will take this a step further and plan a fun filled afternoon for them.

Our group is already working on the Communication process with LUM. Cindy Haley who is in charge of this program is very excited for our willingness to volunteer. She has already sent us the paper work. The goal for the next group meeting is to sign and return these documents. I believe we already have a great start to this project, and the progress can only continue.

"LAFAYETTE URBAN MINISTRY: TOUCHING THE FUTURE BY HELPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TODAY"
-Audrie Koester