6. The hours you plan to contribute to your project and what you plan to do during those hours.
I don’t have a specific plan for the number of hours I will complete this semester in my project. I know I will definitely meet the minimum 20 hours required, and I expect I will likely end up with 80+ hours. It will really depend on how things play out. The RSO is up and running now, but things are a bit behind what I would like them to be, and we are trying to set up general member meetings, will establishing budget and filling out the requirements to be a new RSO.
7. The level of responsibility you feel you have to the project and briefly explain how this is not a volunteer project, but a thorough service learning project, rooted in creativity …show more content…
We are trying o use each foundational element of civic engagement throughout our project; leading, serving, giving, and associating. We don’t want to just come in, do our job, and leave. The Bonita Springs Lions Club has been a huge supporter of our work, and they are constantly communicating with us on what they need, and trying to support us further in our goals and our education. We strive to support them and their needs, while furthering their organization and mission, and bettering our …show more content…
With access to affordable eye care and prescription eyeglasses, children learn better in school, working adults perform jobs better, and seniors retain personal independence and enhanced quality of life.” This is seconded by the mission statement of the Lighthouse organization of Collier County “Lighthouse of Collier helps the estimated 14,000* local children and adults become independent” The Lions District 35-I Sight Foundation deals with KidSight screenings in SW Florida. They help provide instruments and information about screenings in our region of SW Florida. The Florida KidSight Foundation is the main statewide non-profit promoting vision screenings in preschool children. They provide referral tracking and support after the screenings by Lions Clubs around the state. Many of The Early Learning Coalitions in Florida provide these vision and hearing screenings. Several charities including Lighthouse of SWFL and Collier County, United Way, and Florida’s Vision Quest are currently striving to work together toward the same goal of helping children have access to the basic rights of hearing and seeing by providing doctors, information, and equipment. We are helping the ELCSWFL screen VPK sites, though the exact number of VPK sites has not been determined yet (last year it was
I don’t have a specific plan for the number of hours I will complete this semester in my project. I know I will definitely meet the minimum 20 hours required, and I expect I will likely end up with 80+ hours. It will really depend on how things play out. The RSO is up and running now, but things are a bit behind what I would like them to be, and we are trying to set up general member meetings, will establishing budget and filling out the requirements to be a new RSO.
7. The level of responsibility you feel you have to the project and briefly explain how this is not a volunteer project, but a thorough service learning project, rooted in creativity …show more content…
We are trying o use each foundational element of civic engagement throughout our project; leading, serving, giving, and associating. We don’t want to just come in, do our job, and leave. The Bonita Springs Lions Club has been a huge supporter of our work, and they are constantly communicating with us on what they need, and trying to support us further in our goals and our education. We strive to support them and their needs, while furthering their organization and mission, and bettering our …show more content…
With access to affordable eye care and prescription eyeglasses, children learn better in school, working adults perform jobs better, and seniors retain personal independence and enhanced quality of life.” This is seconded by the mission statement of the Lighthouse organization of Collier County “Lighthouse of Collier helps the estimated 14,000* local children and adults become independent” The Lions District 35-I Sight Foundation deals with KidSight screenings in SW Florida. They help provide instruments and information about screenings in our region of SW Florida. The Florida KidSight Foundation is the main statewide non-profit promoting vision screenings in preschool children. They provide referral tracking and support after the screenings by Lions Clubs around the state. Many of The Early Learning Coalitions in Florida provide these vision and hearing screenings. Several charities including Lighthouse of SWFL and Collier County, United Way, and Florida’s Vision Quest are currently striving to work together toward the same goal of helping children have access to the basic rights of hearing and seeing by providing doctors, information, and equipment. We are helping the ELCSWFL screen VPK sites, though the exact number of VPK sites has not been determined yet (last year it was