“Empower”ment Through Theatre Arts!

Having been born and raised in a small, rural town, my access to performing arts as a child was limited. Aside from singing and occasionally acting out Bible stories at my church, there weren’t very many opportunities for me to participate in preforming arts locally. My small town has no community theatre, and until last…

Service From a Distance

Another semester of distant and virtual learning left me struggling with a way to give back to my community. I feel like the word “struggle” has been used in everyone’s vocabulary more often than usual this year. I sure know that it has been used in mine more so than ever. I found myself constantly…

Thinking of You

Once classes concluded this semester, I thought about where I wanted to complete my Luckyday service hours. I have previously served at locations such as Southern Pines Animal Shelter and The Fieldhouse for the Homeless, but another Luckyday scholar convinced me to volunteer alongside her this time. She informed me that she had contact information…

It’s Cleanup Time!

This semester, my service looked very different! Usually, I volunteer somewhere that I can interact with people, such as the Arc of Southeast Mississippi. However, because of the pandemic, my options were very limited. I took Zoology this semester where the teacher connected us to an organization called the Mississippi Inland Cleanup Program. This organization…

Making Homemade Dog Toys

For my service hours last semester I made homemade dog treats and donated them to Southern Pines Animal Shelter. This semester I wanted to try something a little different. I decided to make handmade dog toys out of denim and water bottles. I chose denim because I knew that it was a thicker fabric that…

Back to the Beginning

This spring semester was a bit different for me. I originally expected to return to Southern Pines Animal Shelter, but it didn’t fit well into my schedule. So instead I began volunteering at Edwards Street Fellowship food pantry. The interesting thing about this is that Edwards Street was the first place I ever volunteered for…

New Home For A Veteran In Need

This past year I was provided with the opportunity to serve my community by helping with a new house build for a veteran who unfortunately lost his home due to a fire. A volunteer group, “Armorbearers,” reached out to my Army ROTC organization to invite us to help out with an organization called “Operation Finally…

Letters of Love

Last semester, I embarked in writing to residents of nursing homes in the Hattiesburg area. Not only was I creating for others, thinking of thoughtful messages that would make someone’s day, but it filled me up as well. I was so grateful during such an odd time in all of our lives that I had…

Volunteering at Forrest General Hospital

Since my freshman year, I have been volunteering as an Ambassador at Forrest General Hospital. Even though I have been volunteering there for years now, it never gets boring or repetitive. There is always someone new to meet and have a conversation with or a new task to do that I haven’t ever done before.  Ms.…