I had a wonderful time volunteering with you and your families at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission. I learned a lot about myself as well as the importance of giving back to the community. Volunteering takes more than showing up for a few hours. It takes preparation, planning, action, and, now, reflecting. I want you to reflect on your time spent at the Nashville Rescue Mission. Please answer the following questions:
- What was your role(s) at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission? How did you contribute?
- What was your favorite part(s) of our service project and WHY?
- Name some connections you made during your time at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission.
- What is something new you learned from this experience? Be specific! Also, were you surprised by anything you saw or heard?
Please make sure you answered each bullet point before you publish your comment. Double check your comment for punctuation/spelling mistakes. Your comment must be at least 5 sentences.
I cannot wait to hear about your day.
You teacher,
Ms. B
I thought that the Nashville rescue mission was a great time to help people that do not have homes and make more and more people happy and give help to the people at the rescue mission feel better and more safe. My job was to sweep the dorms and help clean beds. I felt great after I left because I helped people get to stay in a cleaner place. I have been to a room in the inn place at my church and I got to serve men that were out on the streets and men that don`t have homes. Now I realize that some people really are out on the streets and some people are very poor.
ReplyDeleteMy job at the NWRM was cleaning the beds,so that they were clean.My favorite part was seing the faces of the women who didn't have anything, but they were smiling!One connection I made was with the meals on weels. We are so blessed to have great things like toys and a warm bed whereas people who are less forchinate have so little. I learned to be grateful for a shelter. I also lerned that god loves us all the same.
ReplyDeleteMy role at the Nashville Women Rescue Mission was the dorms. In the dorms we cleaned beds, swept the floors, moped the floors and cleaned windows. My favorite part was when we got to mop the floors. It was my favorite because it was fun but hard. I can make a connection from going to the rescue mission. That connection is from the movie Radio the connection is helping. It's helping because it's making people having a better life. I learned from this expirience by being grateful that I even have a home, food, money, and even a T.V. We all need to be grateful for all we have and god's love for us.
ReplyDeleteI had a wonderful time at the womens rescue mission. My role was cleaning a bedroom with my group.I learned that people at the mission didn't live like I do because they live kinda messy and it was dirty. My favorite part was cleaning the bedroom with my group because it made me feel like I was helping the less fortunate. I had an awesome time at the womens rescue mission.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very fun helping out at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission. I thought it was cool being able to see how other people live. I contributed by cleaning peoples beds and the dorms they stayed in. My favorite part was handing out the cards before the people walked in. Some connections I made was that they slept on hard beds and when you live on the streets you are basically living on the ground which is rock solid. I was surprised that kids would or could stay there.I had alot of fun on Valentines day!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I went to the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission I had to clean the dorms. I have to clean my room, but I have never had to actually clean it like I had to there. Cleaning was fun some times. For example, the mopping was fun. But I did not like wiping down the beds because they had bloodstains and hairballs. When I went to the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission, I was surprised that people did not get to have their own rooms. Their about 7 rooms and about 15 people in each room. When I looked at most of the beds they had no stuff on them, but a couple of the beds had toys and bags on them. When I left the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission it felt good to know I helped them.
ReplyDeleteI had a fun time at the Nashville Women's Rescue Misson. I learned that there is more to serving others than you would think. I cleaned up a lot of stuff off the floor and when I did that it reminded me of how lucky we are to have are houses and having family with you. My favorite part was at the end when we were leaving there was a lady that sad she was so thankful for us and she started going around and giving every body hugs.Something new I that they don't have a lot of freedom. For example, they have a schedule that they have to follow every single day of there life. That is my reflection on service day.
ReplyDeleteMy role at the Women's Nashville Rescue Mission was cleaning the dorms. My job was to clean the dorms by, washing windows, mopping floors, dusting, wiping the beds, and sweeping trash. My favorite part is when we got to mop the floors because we were swinging around are mops. I made a connection with the beds because I found wrappers on the bed and I sometimes have wrappers on my bed. I learned something knew that these people have no home and the people working here are willing to help them. Something that surprised me was that a person came in and before she said anything say us cleaning, and gave us a smile. That is what happend and what I did at The Women's Rescue Mission.
ReplyDeleteWhen i went to the Nashville Rescue mission I helped clean the dorms. I loved having fun with my friends while I helped people. I have worked at Nashville Food Drive and many other places for people in need. I learned many things when i went to the Nashville rescue mission. The one that meant the most to me is that i am more fortunate than them and that means a lot to me. I also learned that those people are very thankful. I was surprised that Barbra was once a lady there. That is my reflection.
ReplyDeleteAt the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission I cleaned the dorms by cleaning the windows,dusting and moping the floor,and wiping the beds.My favorite part was when I told the people happy Valentine's Day on the way to the car,and seeing their happy faces.A connection I made was that we both have people that clean our beds.I learned that they all can take showers there.Something I was surprised by was that one bed actually had a ton of stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhen we went to the Nashville Rescue Mission my role was that I cleaned out the dorms. What I did in the dorm that I was in was I cleaned the windows and swept the floors. My favorite part at the rescue mission was getting to help out in the dorms because I got to have some time with my friends while helping clean the dorms. My connection was that I guessing that is like the Nashville food project. One thing that I learned was that helping out is nice to the people who don't have homes and sometimes can't clean if they are disabled or stuff like that and it helps them when you go do things like help the Women's Rescue Mission because maybe they can't clean after themselves.
ReplyDeleteFor Hearts Service Day, at the Women's Rescue Mission. We cleaned the beds, and windows. I was the one cleaning the windows. But my favorite part about going to the Women's Rescue Mission was cleaning because, I feel like I'm helping someone when I clean the windows, and the beds. That makes me feel good. When I went upstairs, I noticed there were a lot of beds. I thought there had to be a lot of homeless people at the Women's Rescue Mission. I learned that the homeless people can't afford to buy a car, or a house.
ReplyDeleteMy role at Nashville Women's Rescue Mission was cleaning the dorms. One thing I liked was getting to see ware the people lived. I liked that because I realized hoe grateful I am to have such a wonderful house and family. My contribute was giving back. one connection I made in that short time was everybody was very nice there and it made me feel welcome. One thing I learned was helping people can make difrence in your life an d their's.
ReplyDeleteI had fun at the nashville rescue missoin. Fun doing all the cleaning such as window washing and pushing the mop bucket around in the bed rooms. My favorite parts where seeing the little girl named madline little faded balloon because she had a cute little drawing on it and that they have dufle bags for a little closet because they are very por so they need a little thing at laest to hold on to. i have voleterd at other places with alot of punkbeds in one room. I saw that some o the beds weren't that sterty a were dangerus. I thought that the the rescue missoin was a interusting place.
ReplyDeleteMy role was cleaning the bedrooms and I contribute by cleaning the beds. My favorite part was making the soup because they liked it. My connection is that we cleaned their bedrooms and all of us clean our room. I learned that the moms sleep because they work at night and I am surprised that the moms work at night. That's my reflections on hearts of service day.
ReplyDeleteMy role at the Nashville Rescue Mission was handing out the trays.My favorite part was handing out trays they where nice and polite also they said thankyou!My connection is that my mom makes food for me and I made food for them.I learned that everyone liked our soup.I liked working at the Nashville Rescue mission.
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of fun serving at the Nashville Rescue Mission. I played the role of serving food. My favorite part of serving there was talking to the women. From serving I learned that was a lot of people in need. I made a connection because I send a bunch of close every year to people in need that don't fit me.
ReplyDeleteFor the Nashville woman rescue mission I had to serve food to the woman and we sometimes got to sit down and talk. My favorite part was sitting down to talk. Because they asked a few questions. I even did something like it called meals on weals. I also learned that it is really nice to do things like that. I was not suprised from what I saw or heard.
ReplyDeleteMy role at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission was to serve the drinks in the dinning hall. My favorite part was seeing all the little kids that are so full of happiness and energy and seeing that they were not at all sad about their situation . The connection I made was remembering all the service projects I have done over the years at Oak Hill and seeing that this particular one has made the most impact. I learned to be thankful for all the blessings that you have and to be willing to give all that you have to help those that are less fortunate than us. I have learned to be thankful for my blessings and have been encouraged to help serve again.
ReplyDeleteWhen we went to the Nashville Rescue Mission, I helped put the napkins and the rolls on the trays. I contributed by filling up the trays for everybody there. My favorite part was seeing every person's face light up when they saw us coming in to help them because it made me feel like I had done something good for the people there. One of the connections I made was that one woman acted just like my mom. Another connection I made was this woman who was very specific about which sandwich she got, I can be specific about things too. Most of the people there were connected with God in such a strong way that I learned that no matter where someone is, they still believe in God.
ReplyDeleteMy role was plastic silver wear and I contributed by putting out plastic silver wear.My favorite part was handing out the trays to my fellow Oak Hill School students.My connection is that I put out silver wear at my Grandparents house.I learned that homeless women get fead their everyday,for every meal.Those are my reflections from Hearts of Service Day/Valentines day.
ReplyDeleteI had a great time at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission because even though they did not have enough money to buy the things we buy they were still smiling and greeting us like family.My roles at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission were handing out the trays of food and taking their trays to be washed.I never knew what it was like smiling by helping them like I had heard about in some of the fourth grade messages,but I now know what it is like because when I helped them it brought a smile to my face even though I was not even trying to smile and it made me feel great.My favorite part was taking their trays when they were finished.My connection was that I had seen some people like and it made me sad it made me happy to be able to help them.I learned that it feels a lot better to give than it is to get.That is my reflection for our hearts of service project!
ReplyDeleteMy role at the NWRM was serving food I was one of the many people that served food on trays. :) I aslo served drinks to the people I brought food to. My favorite part was serving the food becuase I saw so many smiling faces it made me happy. A connection I had was when I went with a couple of friends and delivered meals for meals on wheels. Another connection I have had is when my family delivers meals for Brentwood Baptist church. Something I learned from this expirence is that even if you give so little it makes a big diffrence in peoples lives. One thing I was suprised to see was that there where so many people and that was just one day! That's my reflection on what I did at the NWRM
ReplyDeleteMy job at the Nashville Rescue Mission was handing out drinks. I liked it when I would hand drinks to them and they would have a smile and say thank you. I My connection was with my class because we were talking to each other and trying to make sure that people got food and drinks and handing out extra roles. Since I get food and a home I want other people to have food and a home like me. So I think giving food to the poor is a big favor in the world. I hope other people will do that to. I liked to work at the Nashville Rescue Mission and I hope that you will too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI had lots of fun at the Woman's Rescue Mission. My role was serving people in the dining hall. I was really nervous at first but when I got there I relized that they are just like me. I served the trays of food, rolls, and drinks. Everybody loved the rolls. My favorite part was at the end when everybody in the dining hall stood and started clapping and thanking us for the food. When I left I was so thankful for how fortunate I am. I would defanitly go back again.
ReplyDeleteMy role at the Nashville ladies rescue center was serving the ladies and kids their food.I contributed by serving the ladies and kids their trays to them and handing out roles. My favorite part was handing them their trays because they would smile back and one was thanking me greatly. One lady was asking about who made the roles and how much she liked them. I responded to her and said i liked the roles too.I was suprised too see a lady with such a nice phone.I walked up to a lady and I was suprised to hear that she new all about the nutrients about the soup.She sounded as smart as my doctor.I learned that a lot of smart people are on the syreets or in a shelter.
ReplyDeleteI had a wonderful experience at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission. I learned that you need to think about what you have and that you are really blessed because some people don't have that many things.My job was to give people the soup we made and also start a conversation with the women. I met this little boy named Alexis. He was about five years old and wore pink shoes. I gave some soup to him and asked him if he was having a great Valentines day. Right when he was leaving, he came up to me and gave me a hug and told me thanks for all I did. I felt so happy and I wish I could see him again. My connection is that we all had a great time while we were there. Something new that I learned was that there are a lot of mothers that are poor who have kids that need a mom who is not working and trying to get money all the time. I think that by talking to the kids and playing with them can help a whole lot. I saw a women who had 2 children and was really struggling to get one of them to calm down because he was a baby. She was also trying to get the other one some food. I went over and got the food for her and her children. I had a great time at the rescue mission and hope that I could go again and help some more.
ReplyDeleteMy role at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission was to serve food to the women and children.I contributed by serving the tray's and drinks to the women and children.My favorite part of the service project was serving the trays and also talking to the kids.My favorite part is my favorite because I liked the feeling of serving people and the kids were so nice and cute it just made me feel like they trusted me.One of the connections I made was, I have a little sister and when I saw the little kids it reminded me of my sister.I learned to be grateful for what you have because a lot of people don't have what we have.What I saw surprised me because I saw a lot of people that had messed up faces and little kids there which is sad for them to live through this.I am want to help out more at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission.
ReplyDeleteMy role was serving lunch to the people. My favorite part was serving the food and seeing all the smiles also I loved handing out the valentine's day cards and seeing how happy they were when they read the cards. I made some connections by handing out rolls with a new friend in the class. I never have talked to that person until just then. I learned that a card might seem like a card but that card means the whole world to them or the soup might seem like just soup but them loved that soup so much. I was surprised that so many people were there and they loved the soup.
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ReplyDeleteMy role at the Women's Rescue Mission was serving trays. I also passed out bread. I contributed by making them happy. My favorite part of the service project was seeing all of the women smile. I liked seeing them smile because if we had not made them food they would not have had a meal that day. One connection I made was with a lady who was so thankful. We had a great converstion about the soup. I learned to always be thankful for what you have because during any meal you may have there are lots of people with no food. I had a graet time
My role in the Nashville rescue mission was to serve food and pass out bread. One thing I saw was when I walked around with the hot bread I heard people say look hot food then, I realized that they probably haven't had hot meal in a while or ever. That was my favorite part seeing all the happy faces on the women and children's faces and talking to them.
ReplyDeleteI had a fun time at the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission. I learned that there more to caring for other then we all think. At Nashville Women's Rescue Mission I severed the people food the and water I also talk to the little kids. I reminded myself how lucky i'm that I have a house to live in and have a great family and great friends. One of my favorite part was severing the food because when I severed the food it made me feel so good that I was helping others and not myself. One connection I made was that I was sever people food sometimes me and my mom will make food for friends and family. One thing I saw and heard was that people saying thank you to us. That is my reflection on going to the Nashville Women's Rescue Mission.
ReplyDeleteMy role was serving the food and my contribute was to serve the trays. It was so much fun to see all of the smiling faces. My favorite part was when I served others and made them smile. Some of the connections that I had were when I helped others because we help others clean at school and work too. Something that I learned was don't brag about how much stuff you have because some of them may not even have a house. so it does not matter how much you have. That is my reflections on hearts of service day.
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