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Work Experience
Work Experience
Work Experience
Work Experience
Giving Back to our Communities | My Favorite Hike of them all.
One thing that really became a passion of mine especially once I got older is the idea of giving back. Giving back to the community, the university, and ​to others in need. One of my goals through being a member in Ferris' chapter of the American Marketing Association was to hit the 125 initiative for the University. This is where students get recognized for reaching at least 125 hours of community service, this past year (Spring 2019) I was one of 26 students recognized as well as most involved for AMA, and I am currently taking on the role VP of Community Service for our chapter!
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Where did it start?
It all started when I was 9 or 10 years old. My mom and I went to a soup kitchen back in Lansing roughly 30 minutes from our house. There we served homeless individuals, primarily men, in the area. After that experience my mom explained to me that we volunteered meaning we don't do it for money but to help others out who may not be as fortunate as us. After we served we went to Subway and I found $20 sitting on the ground outside the building and no one claimed it when we walked inside, I turned to my mom and said, "God must have seen what I did today!" and that moment on I knew this is what I wanted to do more often. Not because I found the $20 but because it was a new hike for young Maddy, and others noticed I was able to help even at the age of 9.
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: JESUS SAVES / WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER / SEND / FOOD DRIVES / FLORAL EXPO / ETC.
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SEND​
Students Empowering Nigerian Development is under KITA (Kato's International Training Academy). This is an organization started by a business professor at my old high school which is when I first got involved. The idea behind this is that students pay $800 in Nigeria to live on campus and learn to play soccer for a chance to get a scholarship to come play at a University in the US!! My team raised roughly $5,000 throughout my time working with SEND. We did can drives, soccer games, silent auctions, and elementary school assemblies to raise money and spread the word.
CROP Walk
This event is one that has been ran by the American Marketing Association in the past years and my project this year. As the VP of Community Service I took on the role of assisting by reserving rooms, recruitment of Ferris students, and volunteers for set-up and registration.
This event had started about 50 years ago but only more recent here in Big Rapids. Spending 35+ hours between the summer months and then again at the start of the year this event has come to the end.
Project Starburst
Project Starburst is a food pantry that serves the Big Rapids community. Located and partnered with local churches and unloaded food from the truck to the basement.
Our chapter is volunteering once a month for the entire year.
This is a way for AMA to keep in touch with our community members and make an impact giving back to those who gave first.
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