The LGS program encourages its students to not only become globally aware, but to also be passionate about helping the community around the them. Because of this program, myself and other LGS scholars were given the opportunity to volunteer at the the Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center's Halloween Jamboree on Friday October 24, and Saturday October 25.
Those who went on Friday helped set up for the Jamboree—and they did a great job! I couldn't go on Friday, but I was one of the volunteers who reaped the benefits of their work on Saturday. The "Haunted Hallway" was decorated magnificently and I heard it was a big hit, and I mean that literally! I was stationed right outside it and heard a lot of screams from spooked children who dared to enter. The rest of the center no longer seemed like a medical facility. It had been transformed into a sort of Halloween wonderland for children and volunteers alike.
Matthew Sanfilippo, '10 and Yoko Liriano, '12 volunteered with me on Saturday, and I think we nearly had as much fun as the children at the event. Yoko and myself were stationed just where I wanted to be—face painting! Although it really wasn't face painting as we left that to the professionals and instead painted the hands and arms of many excited children. I loved seeing the smiles and excitement of the kids who wanted spiders, pumpkins, skulls and other Halloween icons on their hands.
The Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center really wanted to make sure that these kids had a wonderful time at this Halloween event. There were many smiling faces at the event, and I'm really glad that I had the opportunity to brighten the day for so many kids.
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