HappyHelpers!

Everyone appreciates a helping hand, and recently we have been giving the help of our little Scottish mittens to the Boston community. With the help of the NRHH student organization on campus, I have participated in some community service days around Boston with other students.

The first day of help we all grouped together after work and headed into south Boston to one of their community servings voluntary organizations.  This was a great way of experiencing what aid their was available to families which have a member who is extremely ill, unable to go out and get food to help them survive daily.  Community servings volunteers group together and form an almost production line, after our very serious healthy and safety talk, followed by giggles with everyone’s dazzling hair net poses- we got busy and the work began.  From preparing the packaging, filling the containers with food to be frozen for future meals, sorting and coding food and maintain all the highest cleanliness work area possible, we were all given an important role in the process of serving Bostons Community- Community servings.

The second day of help I, again joined the NRHH during their give five week and went to the Boston food drive organization for a day of separation and driving food to those in need of satisfying that HUNGER need.  The give five week organized by Northeasterns University was certainly an amazing week for students to get involved in organizations and events around them which opens there eyes to communities outside of the college campus.  I think it is important to also spread out to those around you, and surely makes you feel happy and giving knowing that you spent a good few grafting hours contributing to making others who need it, happy. Happiness in life is important- being able to share my everlasting happiness is just a great feeling.  Once we arrived at the organization we were informed that today was our lucky day. (isn’t every day a lucky day, if you make it!!?) But, today really was an interesting day food d rive colleagues as the Mayor of Boston had stopped by to help volunteer some of his time and give back to the Boston Community. After making note of the Mayor, as I had never seen him before- we let the hard work, once again, begin!

We all got to our little production line, which as a group had designated specific sorting roles t different people to run as smoothly and effectively as possible.  The results of the day were phenenominal, our amazing group had sorted tonnes of food, which we were informed would go out and help hundreds of people in Boston. Now if I don’t have a great sleep tonight after that, I don’t know what’s going on in my Brain.

For those of you out there who have not done anything voluntary before, I would highly recommend it!  Not only is it a great way of meeting people, helping those around you, boosting your ‘I AM REALLY NICE’ confidence, a great experience to learn and give back and the skills you adapt to whilst working for free in groups is also very interesting as you are not made to be there- it’s all on your merits.

So far, being in Boston I have now took part in the Boston Food Drive, Boston Community Servings, Walked the Boston marathon for Breast Cancer and participated on man student organization events helping with the behind the scenes, nitty gritty tasks which help the clubs host excellent gatherings and events for the Northeastern HUSKIES!