Students Volunteer at Day for Kids
“The Day for Kids is a moment in time when we can rediscover our own childhood excitement, giving back to those who will benefit from our happiness and hard work,” says first-year Elementary Education major Taylor Ayotte. “It leaves the children with memories of community and leadership, which will hopefully encourage them to give back in the future as well.”
In keeping with the first-year theme for the class of 2012, Civic Engagement, about 40 first-year students volunteered at the Day for Kids event on Saturday, September 13, in Mary Dennison Park in Framingham, sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of MetroWest.
Above, Ayotte and classmates Kristen Hoyt, Dave Mannuzza and Keyona Bell have fun while serving lunch.
First-Year Programs staff coordinated FSC’s participation. FSC students ran activities such as sumo wrestling, sack races and face painting.
Junior Psychology major Rachel Carroll, one of a number of upper-class students who also volunteered, says, “It was great to volunteer for an event where everyone—the big bank companies, the radio stations, the small community groups and the college students—came together with the same altruistic intentions.”
“This day means a great deal to these children and their families,” says Senior Christine Laselle, a Sociology major with a concentration in Human Services. “They look forward to it each year. It is a day for the children but it becomes a community event.”
“I had a blast watching all the children run around laughing, smiles painted on their faces,” says Ayotte. “It definitely made the day worth it.”