Like most students, Perla had no idea what she should do to organize an activity. But, she had connections with friends and family who were native Spanish speakers. She decided to organize and teach an English class where folks could practice their English together. This was a great activity to organize during Covid because it could be held over Zoom! Perla advertised the class, designed the curriculum, and taught her first class! Amazing! Continue reading
Check out Sara’s Organize and Activity! First, she decided to collect donations for Arrow’s Heart animal shelter. She asked friends and family to contribute. But, she ALSO wanted to truly engage her community. She reached out the PetSmart and got her boyfriend’s food truck involved. They collected donations at the PetSmart and also donated 10% of their profits from selling food to the cause. Wow! Sara says, “The Experiments in Ethics helped Sara realize how easy it is to make a change. She wrote, “It is so great that you make your class so practical and show us how to use this class in our everyday lives…We enjoyed so much doing a donation day that we talked about doing more and we have had other charities contact us and ask if we would like to be a part of ones for their organizations!! So, because of one small school project it opened the doors to do more good in this world.” Continue reading
Ayleah wasn’t certain about what kind of organize an activity she should do. And, she was definitely thinking this assignment was not much fun. She did some research and found out that one item shelters that help those experiencing homelessness always need are socks. But, Ayleah wanted to make it more fun. What if she packed the socks in a cool box and included pop rocks? Would that help both the psychological need of the person experiencing homelessness to feel valued and cared for as well as meeting their material need for actual socks? Ayleah decided to give it a try. She was able to put together 75 boxes! Continue reading
For my project, I decided that I wanted to make care packages for low-income families living in shelter homes. I chose to do this because I know that the pandemic has been very hard for everyone, especially those without a home. They’ve already had it tough, but now they struggle even more because they lost their jobs or got laid off due to COVID-19. I knew that these families needed our help more than ever, which is why I decided to organize a GoFundMe page and ask my friends and family for help. I set the goal at $500. The money would be going to creating the care packages which would include snacks and hygiene products.
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Cole has a love of baseball and is part of the baseball community near where he lives. So, how could he take this interest and make it into organizing an activity? Cole decided to gather a group of volunteers and clean up the local fields. They cleaned, painted, hung up nets, mowed the lawn, and striped the field. Wow! Continue reading
When the idea of organizing his own activity first came up, Lucas wasn’t sure what to do. We talked about what he loves and his interests: movies. Lucas even works at a movie theater! During a pandemic how could he gather people to watch a movie safely? But, then the idea came to him: he could collect people’s old Dvd’s and BluRay movies that they don’t need anymore because the have streaming services. Lucas researched and found out that service people in the US Navy can’t stream shows while they are on ships. He could donate the movies he collected to help show his appreciation for the service of those in the Navy. Continue reading
Stephen initially thought he could organize a park clean up or do a fundraiser to engage his community. But, with Covid restrictions, these seemed like risky activities. With a former career in the armed forces, he was linked to the veteran community. When he got an email from Disabled American Veterans (DAV) asking for help with a donation drive, Stephen decided this was an activity he could help organize. He writes, “Finding communities in need is never a problem when we slow down long enough to look past ourselves and own needs.” Continue reading
In this organize an activity, Tommy lead a a class on meditation to share techniques he had learned and help others flourish. Learn more about this unique organize an activity! Continue reading
Kenzie’s commitment to both utilitarianism and veganism inspired her project: raising funds for Rooster Redemption. Kenzie raised $565 dollars and also helped raise awareness about the treatment of animals! Continue reading