Community Service and Concessions Galore

Last Saturday, I was involved in a long, tiring, but very rewarding day of service to the Delaware community. My day started at 8 am when some of my fraternity brothers and I headed down to the Scioto River for a little clean up. The day started off slowly as we parked and were transferred to another, more remote location. When we got our canoes though, the day instantly picked up. My friend Chad and I picked up a ton of stuff- mainly from a dilapidated shed and a huge tire. The journey was not as long this time but it was almost as intense. The amount of garbage the groups collected was massive, I kid you not.

After spending the morning out on the river and a hefty lunch, I showered, worked out, and headed over to the Community Unity festival at Woodward Elementary. At first, I was assigned to sell T-shirts. I had to become a bit authoritative in order to make some sells but I think that people liked the design of the T-shirts enough to buy one. I would have except that I did not have any money. Once the other Student Union on Black Awareness members showed up after their workshops, I waited for Circle K to arrive so I could participate in their games with the children. Among some of the games were hula hoops and jump rope. Above, there is a picture of our President, Kristen Lear, showing off her skills. I am a horrible hula hooper so I left the responsibility of doing that to them. Getting kids to come to us was quite easy and I was happy that Circle K would set up these activities for some fun! Towards the end of the Festival, I helped out the Common Ground Free Store for a little bit and caught some of the local step team and band. Boy, were they good! Overall, I had a very good time interacting and helping at the Community Unity Festival.

After the Festival, I headed over to the OWU Men's Soccer Game to help out with Kiwanis Concessions. As a Circle K member, I have a strong obligation to help out members of the Kiwanis Family (Key Club, Kiwanis, Aktion Club, Builder's). I love the intensity of being at the counter during a hyped men's soccer game and interacting with the customers. The hot topic: the highly anticipated OSU vs. USC football game. I got to watch the soccer game and the football at the same time while I was working. I was happy to be at the game and to see the football game- usually, I would have to choose but not this time. This was the second time I did concessions for Circle K; the concessions goes towards my Dues that I am required to pay to be a member.

Well, even though I am busy practically all of the time, I still wrote this blog. I know that it is a week later than I wanted to post but I still had to make it a priority. I love working with all of my groups because without them, none of these projects would have been done. Thank you for reading and I hope to update you with more service opportunities I did this semester.






Still doing work,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10

Greek Barbecue- our 1st true hangout session of the semester.

This Sunday was a calm one for me. It was back to business as usual on Sunday after the dual Soccer games at OWU. I had the regular routine going... I woke up and went to church. After I arrived to church, I knew that this was not a regular Sunday. The church I knew that was River Valley Vineyard had become an entirely new church... name and all. Instead of River Valley Vineyard, it was now Delaware City Vineyard. The size had increased twofold and I was starting to feel out of place. I know that I will have to adjust if I want to stay there but only time will tell at this point.
After the church service, I walked back by cutting through the Delaware neighborhood.

I saw that Delt, one of the other fraternities on campus, was having a barbecue. I realized that Sunday was the day of the Greek Barbecue. This was planned by our Council of Fraternity Presidents and Pan-Hel. Any type of barbecue on a Sunday is a plus. Usually, I do not eat until dinner on Sundays, mainly because I do not have money or food points. I have to scrounge for food in my stash I got from back home.

I decided to go because I was hungry and that I was able to socialize instead of thinking only of work. The food was good and the conversations were decent. There are several pictures at the top of this blog. Check them out for yourselves.

I went to the women's soccer game afterwards. To me, this was the perfect Sunday; fun and relaxation. I eventually got busy with my schoolwork but mainly it was just readings for classes. Overall, the Greek Barbecue was a good time and I hope that we can have another one soon before the weather starts being too cool.



Be Safe,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10