Doreen planned a birthday party for those born in October at the group home she previously worked at. Due to Covid restrictions, no outside family or friends were allowed to visit. This left the people with birthdays unable to really celebrate. Doreen changed all that by planning a party with staff and residents! Continue reading
Cheyenna and Summer worked together to collect donations and fundraise for St. Stephen’s Human Services, an organization working in Minneapolis to aid those experiencing homelessness. They researched impactful, local organizations and felt St. Stephen’s fit the bill. Continue reading
Gus had many different ideas about activities to organize. But, then inspiration struck as he helped his own mother deal with a question about cyber security. He wondered if others in her retirement community had similar questions. He contacted the community and got permission to hold a Q and A seminar for residents. The rest is history! Continue reading
Alex used his job at a local gas station near the high school he used to attend as a way to reach out into his community. He decided to set up a raffle: he asked participants to put in $2, and he would select someone to win $25. With the profits, he would purchase feminine hygiene products to donate back to the high school community. Continue reading
Many of the Ethics students at Anoka Ramsey Community College work in care settings, just like Adaeze. When it came time to organize an activity, she didn’t let Covid slow her down. In fact, it gave her an extra reason to organize her co-workers and make holiday cards for their residents to express their care for them. Feel the love! Continue reading
When Covid hit, Kristina’s job became much more challenging. As a care giver at a long-term care facility for elders, Kristina knew her residents were suffering. The facility would no longer allow families or friends to visit. So, when it came time to organize an activity, Kristina had a simple, yet amazing project: She would organize a group to knit or crochet shawls for each of the residents. She would send them all a “hug” during these tough times. Continue reading
Like most students, Perla had no idea what she should do to organize an activity. But, she had connections with friends and family who were native Spanish speakers. She decided to organize and teach an English class where folks could practice their English together. This was a great activity to organize during Covid because it could be held over Zoom! Perla advertised the class, designed the curriculum, and taught her first class! Amazing! Continue reading
Check out Sara’s Organize and Activity! First, she decided to collect donations for Arrow’s Heart animal shelter. She asked friends and family to contribute. But, she ALSO wanted to truly engage her community. She reached out the PetSmart and got her boyfriend’s food truck involved. They collected donations at the PetSmart and also donated 10% of their profits from selling food to the cause. Wow! Sara says, “The Experiments in Ethics helped Sara realize how easy it is to make a change. She wrote, “It is so great that you make your class so practical and show us how to use this class in our everyday lives…We enjoyed so much doing a donation day that we talked about doing more and we have had other charities contact us and ask if we would like to be a part of ones for their organizations!! So, because of one small school project it opened the doors to do more good in this world.” Continue reading
Ayleah wasn’t certain about what kind of organize an activity she should do. And, she was definitely thinking this assignment was not much fun. She did some research and found out that one item shelters that help those experiencing homelessness always need are socks. But, Ayleah wanted to make it more fun. What if she packed the socks in a cool box and included pop rocks? Would that help both the psychological need of the person experiencing homelessness to feel valued and cared for as well as meeting their material need for actual socks? Ayleah decided to give it a try. She was able to put together 75 boxes! Continue reading
For my project, I decided that I wanted to make care packages for low-income families living in shelter homes. I chose to do this because I know that the pandemic has been very hard for everyone, especially those without a home. They’ve already had it tough, but now they struggle even more because they lost their jobs or got laid off due to COVID-19. I knew that these families needed our help more than ever, which is why I decided to organize a GoFundMe page and ask my friends and family for help. I set the goal at $500. The money would be going to creating the care packages which would include snacks and hygiene products.
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