A Personal Review Of Ar Tuckman's Five Stage Model Of Community Service

My group decided to volunteer at Loaves and Fishes. Their mission is to provide nutritious meals and support services in a dignified, safe, and caring environment (loavesfishes). They serve 4,000 nutritious free meals every week that meet both the dietary needs and the preferences of their guests. They have two locations in the eastside neighborhood center and the Goodwill Industries on North 7th Street. I was able to attend both locations since one of them was fully booked. I learned a few things about myself while I was volunteering. As a volunteer, the foods were premade, but everyone had to cut up vegetables, prepare sandwiches and salad. It was fun to prep food and getting to know my teammates. This experience was enjoyable and rewarding. I feel accomplished while I was helping those in need and the community. In addition, while I was handing out food, these people thank me which was a surprised since I didn’t do anything much. I was there to do meet my requirement which was the only thing in my mind. As I observe these individuals, I am thankful that I have the basic necessities that these people do not have. Some of them are homeless and they live from the food that Loaves and Fishes provides to them. They …show more content…
Forming is when we formed our groups. We introduced each other and exchanged contact information. Storming is when our group decides on which organization we want to do. Eventually, we chose Loaves and Fishes since the group agreed on the organization. Norming is when we established teamwork, and communicate effectively to understand each other needs. Performing is when we schedule ourselves to volunteer (the same date and time for the whole group to volunteer together). After we completed our hours, we created the PowerPoint presentation to present to the class. Adjourning is after we completed our presentation then my group will