Service Projects... Clubs serve God, community members Matthew 20:27-28 says, "And whoever de sires to he first among you, let him be your slave - juSt as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but [0 serve, and ro give His life a ransom for many." All of [he 27 soc ial clubs on campus participated in se rvice projects this year, each'un ique in their own way. Those who were involved said (he services provided were both rewarding and uplifting ro all who cook parr - hoth those se rving and those being served. Elizabeth Fair, junior Ju Go Ju "member. sa id her club held service p rojects at the Sunshin e School for di sabled children and Harding Place, a retirement vill age. "The gi rl s in J u Go J u schedu led a rime with [he res iclencs a t Harding Place to have a game night," Fair sa id. "It was a lot of fun co interac t with the elderly of the community. "See ing the faces of the residen ts light up at the sight of all the girl s made me know the res idents really apprec ia ted the company. They begged us to come back next year. " Tri Kappa makes a yea rl y trip to Dot Bec's, a supervised- li ving retirement home wi th 10-15 residents. Several members ofTr i Kappa, including Stacey Hammitt, sen ior, sa id t hey enj oyed visitin g wi th the res idents thi s yea r. " It 's a chance fo r the res idents to sing and fellowship with peop le our age. It is so Angi Dickerson, freshman Kappa Gamma Epsilon member, picks up sticks in Spring Park. During Commitment Week, many clubs participated in service projects around the community. 226 Social Clubs ful filling ro know rhar you have helped ro brigh ten someone's day," Hammitt said. The membe rs of Knights socia l club created a Halloween service p roject for the children of the commun ity. They co nstruct ed a haunted house in seni o r Jeremy Shelby's apartment in the Meadow Lake complex. When the children from th e area came to Shelby's aparrmenr, not on ly did rhey ge r the· tradit ional treat of ca ndy, they also had the opportun ity to [Qur the Knighrs' haunted house. "I think is was a great way to get involved wirh the Searcy commun ity," Jason W il son, senior , sa id. Whi le many clubs served othe rs outside of Hardin g, King's Men and Oege soc ial clubs spo nsored blood drives with theAmerican Red Cross two times each semester. Not only did club members part icipate in their own service projects, they were also in vo lved in oth er club p rojects like TNT's Run for rhe Child ren. In order to rai se money for the Searcy Children 's Home, TNT soc ial club sponsored a one mile run during chapel in OCtOber. Runners paid an entry fee that went solely to help suppOrt the home. "I was very pleased wi th the student participation we had," Michael Cooper, presi - dent, sai d. "Fo r what we were doing, i t was very impressive." -Jennifer Burton - Ginger Wilson .. Pho(o by D~ n; d Dubois Pouring drinks for blood donors keeps Amy Elam, senior member of Oege, busy during the Oege and King's Men American Red Cross Blood Drive. The blood drive was held nvice each semester.
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