Day of Service

On January 16th, I attended the Day of Service event. It turned out to be a lot of fun!

I was expecting to work outside, but we ended up spending the majority of our time indoors (which, honestly, was all the better– it was really chilly that day.) I rotated between stations with my friends– first, we welcomed the kids who were arriving to the event, second, we colored with them, making paintings based on inspirational quotes- “how does this make you feel?”- and finally, we gave out daffodil bulbs and little plant pots, along with detailed instructions on how to care for them. There was also a station where volunteers scooped up spices and folded them into bags for the kids to take home– but we didn’t quite get to that. All in all, I’m so glad I ended up going to the event. It was so wholesome to see the kids running around with their daffodils, spices, and paintings in hand :).

- Mia Ortiz '26