Super Saturday Of Service Analysis

Service can be defined in many ways and by many actions; personally, I view service as helping or doing work for someone, especially work that one may not be used to doing in everyday life. Volunteer work is truly my idea of service, mainly because of the fact that no charge is incorporated into the work, keeping it centered with good intentions and pure motives. I applied this exact attitude towards my work for UIndy’s Super Saturday of Service, specifically when I was sent to South Circle Farm in Indianapolis. This agency is known for their growth and sale of fresh fruits and vegetables using solely organic methods; they vow to their customers to avoid the input of any synthetic materials or chemicals, promising to only use nutrients that benefit customers, the farm, and the products themselves. South Circle is also reputable for their opportunities in education around the farm, providing customers with the possibility for internships, classes, and career shadowing. …show more content…
While some worked with compost, built food plots, or filled mulch barrels, I mulched rings around tree plants, pulled weeds and mulched along the property line, and pulled weeds between plant rows on the site. Strangely, I enjoyed this part of the day; being from the farm and country background that I am, it was refreshing to get outside and play in the dirt. Working with my friends in the same project was also nice, because it gave us a chance to talk, finding new things about each other while also being productive. The only part of the day I did not particularly enjoy was having to listen to some of the other student’s attitudes and complaints, hearing how some of them were very negative, close-minded, and ungrateful for the opportunity to help out their