Snow Days

During the week we experience a blizzard. We weren't allowed to leave the club house. So we wrote letters to soldiers and children in hospitals. We also cleaned the club house.

Enjoying the snow.

Making a word search for the children at the hospital.

A group of people writing letters.

SUU Students in front of the Boys and Girls Club.

The clean STEM room.

New York Food Bank

During one of the days I was able to work at the food bank in New York City. This food bank was located in the Bronx.

We helped package dry foods.

Every one who helped package with us.

Boys and Girls Club

We stayed in the Newark, New Jersey Boys and Girls Club Clubhouse. The club house had many rooms for the children. They had classrooms, a pool, a game room, a lounge room, a stem room, a gym, and a cafeteria. We slept in the gym. We would set up cots and then take them down in the morning before the kids would arrive.

Lounge Area

More of the lounge area with musical instruments.

The Gym

Hall display of students work. (I'm Great Because...)

 At the beginning we were split up into different groups. There were several different schools participating in the Break -A-Difference program. I was put into team Elephant.

Team Elephant

Having some more fun before we rotated activities.

Team Elephant at the elementary school before we worked with the kids. 

Me helping a student with their homework. 

Helping a student create a monkey bag puppet.

Team elephant helping clean up after dinner.

Creating Bags for people to write encouraging notes to each other through out the week.

Taking a picture with the kids during their celebration Friday.

Taking a picture of taking the students to get a drink in the hall.

Most of the children we worked with didn't live in a stable home. Most only had 1 parent in their lives, some didn't have food consistently in their home. Working with these students opened my view to some of the hardships these children go through everyday.

Who am I?

I am Savannah. I am a student at Southern Utah University (SUU). I am studying to become an elementary teacher. I have a wonderful husband. I have lived in Murray, Sandy, and Cedar city, Utah, Silver Springs, Maryland, and New York city. I love adventure, music, and serving others.

SUU requires all students to complete and EDGE (Education Designed to Give Experience) project. We can choose from 5 different themes or engagement centers. These include Outdoor, Community, Global, Creative, or Leadership. I have decided to go through the community engagement center. They require 40 hours of community involvement. I have chosen to go to NYC for spring break to volunteer to help the hungry and the homeless.