The Day of Service brought a lot of excitement to Stockton University. On September 12th, many people gathered to take part in this year’s Day of Service. This year’s day of service was like no other. There were a few changes to make this event the best it could be.
The day started with everyone choosing a color. Everyone grouped up and sat down with their breakfast that was provided. After everyone was seated, the keynote speaker, Todd Bernstein, began to speak to everyone. Once he finished, all the groups split off and went to their different sections. There were many different types of programs introduced to the groups.
There were many that stuck out during this program. One of the programs was Book with Borders. It was the most hands on that happened that day. Many participants organized books and put them in boxes. This program allows students who do not have the best access to books to get them for free. It gave many students here a great feeling to know that they were able to help in some way.
Another highlight of the night was the green dot presentation. It shed light on what can really happen in this world. It showed so many participants that everyone could easily be a helping hand. Being attacked could really happen to anyone, even someone that a person cares about. The speaker hit home with many people in the audience. It was truly an eye opening experience for many people there.
Overall, the Day of Service was a very big success. It taught many people about a lot of the service activities that Stockton University has to offer. The only issue that was mentioned was that it was not as hands on as people thought it was going to be. Even though there was that, everyone seemed to have a great time and learn a bunch of new information.