Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today, we traveled to Newton Creek, a park in the Camden County system. We met a nice, enthusiastic man by the name of Michael Hogan. Mr. Hogan works for the South Jersey Land and Water Trust, a nonprofit organization that protects and preserves resources within southern New Jersey watersheds. Our first challenge was...
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Today we went to the Perkins Center for the Arts to help out in the garden. First, we split up into four groups and set to work weeding the raised flower beds. Under the grey overcast sky, we tilled the soil and planted all types of vegetables and herbs. Then we cleaned up the grounds,...
Continue readingToday we headed to Collingswood Manor, a retirement home in Collingswood, NJ. We started off the day by circling the building and parking lot looking for trash to pick up. At 10 we split up into groups. Some went to give a few of the residents manicures, while others played and called bingo. A...
Continue readingToday we went to the Neighborhood Center in Camden, we started the day off with a goal of transporting a large pile of mulch across the yard to a playground. It was hard work, but it was totally worth it when we saw the hordes of children rush to the playground. When lunch time...
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We started off the day by picking up trash surrounding the lake in Newton. First we split up into groups of two and picked up trash for about 2 hours. We picked up a variety of items ranging from bicycles to bottles. Ms. Salazar decided to turn our service into a small competition to...
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Today we went to the Food Bank of South Jersey. The Food Bank helps bring meals and other necessities to families in need and teaches them about healthy eating habits. They took us on a quick tour through the facility, and we learned about some of the other ways they help the community. For...
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There is a ton of positive energy among the SJ Service crew. Everyone has been briefed on all the different ways we will be serving South Jersey communities next week and the snack request list has been made — we are definitely ready to go. Stay tuned for our blog post on Monday, which...
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At the end of a busy, successful week, here are the SJ Service group’s experiences summed up in a single word: This week in South Jersey Service we traveled to different organizations and helped in whatever way we could. On Friday we had fun helping out the workers at the Perkins Center for the...
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Today we took a trip to the Collingswood Manor. We spent the first hour of our day there cleaning up trash outside of the building and moving furniture. After that we went inside where some of us organized books, and others split up to do manicures and workouts with the residents. Another activity some...
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Today we went to the Neighborhood Center in Camden, NJ. The Neighborhood Center is a daycare, soup kitchen, garden, gym, has Bible studies, and a summer camp. They serve a free lunch to anywhere from 50 to 350 people a day. There were many ways that we gained service hours. We cleaned the garden of...
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Today our group took a trip to Newton Lake in Collingswood. We went around the entire lake with large plastic bags and picked up garbage. We also learned about macroinvertebrates which are small bugs. We learned that there are three different kinds of macroinvertebrates, and they are type 1, type 2, and type 3....
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March 23, 2015 Today we visited the Heart of Camden and organized the warehouse. After that we cleaned the basketball court by raking and cleaning leaves. Then we took a lunch break while Phil taught us about what they do. The Heart of Camden works around the community to clean up and build houses....
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Today SJ Service went to Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown, NJ. We helped them with gardening and organizing for their summer camps. For the gardening, we first made some compost bins using chicken wire. Next, we made origami boxes using old newspaper. We put soil and vegetable seeds in these boxes as pots...
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After an aspiring service-themed assembly yesterday, we are ready to participate in the South Jersey Service Intensive Learning program. Here’s the most up-to-date itinerary: Friday, 3/20: We will be headed to the Perkins Center for the Arts right in Moorestown to help the Arts center prepare their garden beds for spring, help them build...
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