GROUP SERVES ALTHOUGH HARDING IN its leadership structure this year, its goal community remained the same. changed the Searcy Junior Shelby Beamon said the club, designed to help students serve in White County, was previously organized by May 2004 graduate Chad Miller. During the spring semester before M.iller graduated, he and other club members reorganized the club into committees. "It's kind of like a hierarchy system," Beamon said. "One leader will call a group and tell them what to do," The committees divided volunteers into groups according to what they wanted to do. This group system prevented the leaders from contacting the same volunteer multiple times and made sure everyone had a chance to serve. "I feel that we are finally getting organized where we can serve more people and serve better:' junior Joselyn Zepeda, committee leader, said. The students participated regularly to work with children, visit the elderly and perform physical labor such as raking leaves and moving furniture. "It's really great:' Beamon said. "One time we visited this elderly guy, and he wrote about it in a letter to the paper. But that's what this is all about - helping people." Beamon said because the organization had its first full-time sponsor this year in Marvin Crowson, missionary in residence, the service organization was assured the support they needed to keep volunteers working in the community. "Harding in Action is open to everyone to volunteer," Beamon said. "We want Harding students to participate and get out in the community." To become better known, HlA members decided to build a Web site and make chapel announcements about service opportunities. They also advertised in the community by placing flyers and writing articles for the Daily Citizen. "We are called to serve, and Harding is right in the middle of White County," senior Grant Pinkston said. "Often there is a division. People in White county need help, and we have the ability and the students who can help, but there is a barrier. We are here to get the requests from the people and disperse them to the students." -STEFANlE SHEA ORGANIZATIONS - 208 WOMEN OFTHEJOY ClUB sing praises during a devotional at the JOY club open house Sept. 9. The service organization emphasized service to'1esus fi~, others 5e(ond and yourself last" ,A. INGRAM FRESHMAN ROB scon PICKS up sticks in the yardof aSearcy resident during aHarding inAction service project Nov. 6. HIA met twice amonth to reach out to the community through service. 'A. INGRAM
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