This week in Dr. Reed's Honors Freshman Composition class there have many been many steps taken towards progress. The class service project, Operation: Donation, now has a set plan of action.
First, we have decided as a class to allow Dr. Reed's aqquaintances to take the care packages we create to the troops overseas. This man, Will, flies regularly to Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and several other countries located in the Middle East. It is our understanding Will is going to deliver the care packages to the men and women that are serving in the United States Air Force. Will and his mother have also contributed to us a list of the items that the men and women will particularly enjoy. Will is also going to be making a visit to the class in the next few upcoming class meetings. This is a wonderful opportunity and it was a great decision by the class to take this offer and save money on packaging and shipping.
The class has also come up with a dynamic work schedule where the students will work the donation sites at various times and strategically picked locations. First the class signed up for times and days that they would be available to work. Then, the days and hours of the students were put together will other students so that they were scheduled to work in pairs of two or more. Once the schedule was created, Dr. Reed and the class went day by day assigning locations that would be good to work at. However, there were a few complications with whether or not the students would be allowed to set up donation tables at Wal-Mart and Winn-Dixie as well as the Theron Montgomery Building on campus. Although, Winn-Dixie did turn out to be a success and allow to students to set up their tables and donation site at the store. There are several locations, both on and off campus, that donation sites will be set up during the next two weeks. The on-campus donation sites include: the Stone Center, Martin Hall, the Houston Cole Library, the university quad, and several residency halls. The off-campus donation sites include Jacksonville Winn-Dixie and possibly Walgreens or other local stores.
As far as donations go, the class will be accepting monetary donations as well as items that are needed by the active-duty military personnel. The monetary donations collected from the donation sites will be gathered and passed onto the English 103 student, Will. Will has a safe and can safely store the monetary donations raised by the students. As items are donated to the students, they will transfer them to the Jacksonville State University Honors House located behind the Stone Center. The Honors House can safely store all of the items raised by the Honors Freshman Composition class.
Within the Advertising Committee, there has been steady progress. The Advertising Committee has managed to post flyers about the Operation: Donation service project all over campus. This committee has also managed to give posters to several different groups of students that they will be able to take to their donation sites while they work. Below is a link with several photographs of soldiers with care packages or items included in care packages that may have been or could be included on the posters created by the Advertising Committee:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1143&bih=733&q=soldiers+care+packages&oq=soldiers+care+packages&gs_l=img.3..0i24l2.32112.63547.0.64218.25.14.1.6.6.1.714.5140.0j1j1j4j2j3j1.12.0....0...1ac.1.30.img..10.15.3527.l3V4ecJbe84
Also, the Advertising Committee has managed to update the Twitter account to allow any reader to see that there will be donation sites set up around campus and the community. Below is a link to the Twitter account with updated information:
http://www.twitter.com/EH103_
Thank You
