ENGL 462: Applied Environmental Writing

Volunteering for Veganism/Potlucks for the Environment

Conscious Consumerism

I’m guilty of it, and so are most of you reading this…

Volunteering: Making a New Experience a Habit

On Thursday April 27th, I took a few hours out of my otherwise uneventful day to volunteer at Brandywine Creek State Park here in northern Delaware. It was a day full of new experiences, volunteering in general being the newest of them all.

Never Had Allergies Before? Now You Might

I’ve been fortunate enough to never experience allergies (knock on wood). However, there are many people in my family who are terrible allergy sufferers and watching them be sick for months at a time is grueling. Year after year, their symptoms seemed to…

Volunteer Project

Food banks take on the responsibility of providing food for all people in need, but one of the most important aspects of food banks is the program aimed at helping malnourished youth. The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) estimates that upward of 3 million children die each year due to…

Food Waste at the Food bank

I volunteered at the Food Bank of Delaware recently. The job was simple enough; sort through boxes of donations, categorize and repackage them, and put them on pallets to be moved into the warehouse. It was pretty straightforward. I was amazed at the amount of donations the food…

Thistle

Duke and Toby bark loudly as singular drops of rain fail to rest on each of the tips of their yellow and black snouts. They are given no attention by anyone other than the dozen or so Gotland Sheep, which sit in a field in the distance. Their responding bahs travel well through the humid air — we can hear them…

Volunteering At Fair Weather Farm

I volunteered with a classmate at Fair Weather Farm in Fairhill, Maryland. Fair Weather Farm is a…

Volunteer Project

Years ago, my older sister started working at a food bank, Project Hospitality, to get volunteer credit. She ended up going almost every weekend, and once she graduated college, she found her way back. My family’s been involved with volunteering efforts for as long as I can remember — from…