September 7th was Stockton’s Annual Day of Service. The day started out with signing in before getting breakfast at the Campus Center cafeteria. After grabbing a bite to eat, I rushed to the Event Room to sign up for the day’s activity. I went with the Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society to assist in a back-to-school recreational event in Atlantic City alongside the Peacekeepers.

We arrived at the small park before the Peacekeepers did, so we scoped out the place and cleaned up the area a bit. When they arrived, we helped them unload donated gym bags full of school supplies to be given out to the children during the event. The children slowly arrived, and we set up a game of kickball and made sure the kids were having fun. We also spun jump ropes, and a few children even tried their hand at double dutch, or maybe they already knew how to, because they were pretty good.

The day closed up with a barbeque for the children and school-oriented prizes being handed out to them to ensure they had enough school supplies for the coming year. The Peacekeepers also spoke of the meaning of the entire get-together: to make sure that the children stay in school and do their best in hopes for a brighter future for them. To enforce this, they had some of us Stockton Students participate in small skits, mainly focusing on bullying.