2. Overall Experience
• My overall experience was a great one
• I really felt like I played a part in something that was
greater than Gettysburg High School and myself
• Everyone we worked with in setting up the volunteering
times (Pastor Mike, Nancy Lilley, and the Gettysburg
Soup Kitchen) were so nice and helpful
• Caleb and I were able to complete in our project in the
time frame we wanted and really enjoyed ourselves while
doing
• While we were volunteering we got to work with an older
married couple who were so nice
• They told us what to do and what to expect
3. Overall Experience cont.
• At the Soup Kitchen, we were able to help serve breakfast to
the homeless people that participated in the Gettysburg
C.A.R.E.S. program
• We got to talk with the little kids that were there and help give
them a nourishing meal to start their day
• I was surprised at how many homeless people there are in
Gettysburg
• The blankets we donated will go to the homeless when they
sleep at night in the churches through Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S
• The Soup Kitchen volunteers told us that some days there are
up to 50 homeless people that come in for just lunch
• This experience helped me to realize just how many people are
less fortunate than I am
• Even in our small town!
4. What I Learned
• I learned a lot from this Active Citizen Project
• The most important thing I learned was the amount of
people that are less fortunate than I am in our small town
• I also learned that our Soup Kitchen play a very vital role
in our community
• They serve thousands each year and help anyone in need
• Volunteering through the Soup Kitchen was an amazing
experience and throughout the entire experience they
were so helpful to the homeless in the Gettysburg area
• I learned that it doesn’t necessarily take a lot to have an
impact on someone, just your time and effort
6. How I Made It Meaningful
• I made the experience meaningful by trying to relate to the
homeless people that we served breakfast too
• I spent the time talking with some of them and the other volunteers to
try and get a better understanding of what the homeless go through
• It was crazy to think that I was going out to my car that my
parents just helped me buy and they were going back out into
the cold, not knowing where their next meal would come from
• Talking to the homeless people really gave me a chance to see
what their life is like and what they go through
• This experience was very meaningful to me because the whole
time I was thinking what it would have been like to be in their
shoes
• And to be honest, I don’t know how the homeless do it every day
7. What I Could Have Done Better
• The only thing I could have done better would have been
to contact the Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S program sooner
• This way Caleb and I might have been able to volunteer even more
than we did
• Caleb and I were able to give our time to the C.A.R.E.S
program, but after seeing how much help they need, I
want to continue to stay involved
• Although we were able to donate blankets and give our
time, I told the volunteer coordinator to not hesitate to
contact us whenever they need help
8. Pictures
These are three emails I took a screenshot of between Nancy Lilley and myself in
regards to setting up our volunteering time. The first email is me asking her when
she has time available. The second email is her response with the dates available.
The third email is a schedule of everyone that volunteered on the weekend of
January 5-6.
9. Pictures
The left picture is a picture of the coffee
that was made for the homeless to drink.
The right picture displays some hashed
corn served over toast and some other
food items we had out for the homeless.
10. Pictures
The left picture is of cups that Caleb stacked while we were setting
up. The right picture is of me taking a tray to be cleaned.
11. Pictures
The left picture is of a table Caleb
and I set for the homeless people to
eat at. We had syrup, butter and salt
and pepper available on the tables. The right picture is of some food we
had set out for the homeless to take
for breakfast.
13. Pictures
Me setting a table for breakfast at the Caleb showing one of the two
Soup Kitchen. blankets we bought to donate to
St. James for the homeless
people to sleep with.
14. Footnotes
• We were not allowed to take pictures of/with the homeless
for security reasons
15. Citations
• History. Chart. Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen, n.d.
Web. 10 Jan. 2013.
http://soupkitchen.thecodedmessage.com/?page_id=42
