1. Goals and Objectives
Fresh
Force is a community service program throughout all secondary St. Paul
Schools. All students are eligible to join. Meetings are held during
school. Students are encouraged to volunteer in various ways in and out
of school. Many opportunities are provided; group and individual. 2. Group Activities Meetings - approximately every two weeks Students
participated in Make a Difference Day sponsored by the Volunteer
Resource Center. They raked leaves at four home near our school on the
east side of St. Paul. Carried out a homeroom Thanksgiving Food Drive. Made
Christmas crafts and delivered them to a St. Paul nursing home. Adopted
a family and raised money to buy Christmas gifts for them.Baked cookies for Parent Teacher Conferences Helped touring families around Cleveland for the Cleveland Showcase Did after school baking for numerous events Planning to carry out a neighborhood spring clean up by homeroom Took pictures of students at the Halloween Dance as a fund raiser. Participated
in the Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service by attending the rally,
marching in the parade and working at a shelter for homeless teenagers
in north Minneapolis. Coordinate the paper recycling bi-weekly at school Prepared and performed a multi-cultural fashion show for the school dance Planning to complete a Peace Quilt, which will be presented to a Cleveland family at the end of the year Planning to attend the Fresh Force Recognition Celebration Planning to make snacks for the 8th grade promotion dance
3. Individual Activities Babysitting Tutoring Helping with scout troops Attending City-Wide Fresh Force meetings Attending Youth Council meetings Volunteering at the Science Museum Volunteering at Regions Hospital Attending Youth Service meetings at the Volunteer Resource Center Doing yard work Shoveling snow
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