Service Learning

Service Learning and reaching out to the community are important for communities and individuals in those communities.  Service Learning consists of the learning of a particular service or product that people can learn and apply in their community.  The learning of a particular service or product is not only beneficial to the person helping, but also the community because the goal is to make the community a better place for its residents. 

For our Service Learning project, we will be working with Big Brothers Big Sisters in an effort to spread the message and work that the company provides to underprivileged children.  In order to help the organization, our class will be working on the Big Brothers Big Sisters newsletter as well as a class article describing our experience while working on the Service Learning project for Professional Writing.  An appeals letter will also be drafted describing what was learned through the experience. 

From this experience with Big Brothers Big Sisters, I hope to take away the knowledge and beliefs that the company has built from.  I also hope to use this experience as a learning one that will allow me to continue helping community outreach programs and might also be a stepping stone toward bigger opportunities.  In my current work at a financial institution, the writing skills that will be applied toward the appeals letter and article can also help when preparing statements or other memos for my company.  In the future, I will use these experiences to prepare professional documents and advertising campaigns for a company.  In the majority of business or any other work atmosphere, writing is involved whether it is for employees, management, clients, or colleagues.  Any type of volunteer work is also positively looked upon when applying for a job since any extra experience qualifies an applicant more than if he/she did not have any. 

Overall, I look forward to the partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters and hope to gain valuable knowledge and experience.  This community outreach program is one of the first of its kind and has continued to thrive because of quality volunteers willing to be a mentor for a child who maybe does not have that in his or her life.