South Jersey Service – Intensive Learning @ MFS

SJ Service Reflections

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015South Jersey Service

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...

Manicures, Aerobics and Sing-Alongs

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015South Jersey Service

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...

Helping People One Lunch at a Time

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015South Jersey Service

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...

Lake Newton Clean-Up

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015South Jersey Service

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....

Looking Good, Doing Good, Feeling Good

March 23, 2015March 24, 2015South Jersey Service

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....

SJ Service: Origami and compost and closets, oh my!

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015South Jersey Service

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...

Ready to Serve: South Jersey Service

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015South Jersey Service

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...