For her Organized Activity, Maddie hosted a ‘Fleece Tie-Blanket Event’ through the National Honors Society at Andover High School. When explaining the process of her Organized Activity, Maddie said, “When I first began to structure the event, I did not know it would become a part of my Experiments in Ethics, or centered around ethics… Continue reading
10 million men and 20 million women develop an eating disorder at some point in their lives. “The goal of this project is to inform our community’s youth about the dangers of eating disorders and mental illness, and to also spread the message of hope” Continue reading
For this groups Organize an Activity, they decided to host a bake sale at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Several different types of treats were prepared in advance, packaged and priced at $1 per treat …”At first it was a bit difficult to try and organize an activity. Our group had an issue of meeting up so we decided to do a project that could split the responsibilities.” Continue reading
Periods are something we usually don’t discuss much in college. But, Noelle decided it was time to broach this subject in her ethics class. She worked with an organization called “Day for Girls” to cut and sew fabric pads to be shipped to women in developing countries who may not have easy access to hygiene supplies. Noelle writes, “My friends and I all had the supplies, abilities, and time to come together and cut fabric for this wonderful cause.” Read more! Continue reading
This group’s project making and distributing care kits for those experiencing homelessness caused them to think more deeply about the goals they were trying to achieve and how best to give “help” to others. Ashley writes, Homelessness is very tragic and sadly, very common. There are a lot of charities and organizations available that try to help people in need. Kayla, Summer, and I decided we wanted to reach out to those in need by making and distributing gift bags… My experience with this project was both eye opening and different than what I was expecting.” Read more! Continue reading
“I am so happy I did this project, especially because I always thought about how wasteful it was to be throwing [hygiene items] all away when people check out of their hotel rooms, but I never took the time to try to do something about it.” Continue reading
“Overall, my goal is to bring awareness to this outstanding organization by encouraging the public to attend an adoption day, to donate their time, money or goods, and to promote the adoption or fostering of a rescued animal …We need to teach the next generations to also be compassionate about all of the creatures on our Earth. We do this by teaching ethics. Performing volunteer work or giving of oneself to another living being fosters a feel-good feeling and it can snowball into even more support and help from others. I believe this is how our world should live.” – Jennifer Continue reading
The Rum River Life Choices Center has been in Milaca, Minnesota since 1984 and one opened this fall in Princeton, Minnesota. Director, Candace Peterson said, “Over the last three years, our average new clients have ranged from 70-100 per year. Our average return client visits are between 600-800 per year.” Continue reading
“For anyone experiencing financial hardships warmth becomes sacrificed. These are people that live in our community, and by working together we can take even a little bit of winter stress off those in need.” – Kyla and Marizela Continue reading
“My project helps demonstrate the idea that there is more to homelessness than sleeping on park benches and going to soup kitchens. …. I think it’s important that we remember that there are a lot more people struggling than we like to think about.” – Theresa Continue reading