2. My Community Service By Ashley Cogdell

3. Why is community service important? It shows that you care about your community Makes you a better person by allowing you to focus on things other than yourself Helps me meet different people and overcome my shyness Looks good on a resume Allows you learn more about yourself and your community Helping the community makes you feel better about yourself

4. Lake City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

6. Who I Met These are a couple of the ladies that I worked with at the nursing home: Rosalind Estes Cheryl Cotterill Mimi Wilkes Margie Smith

7. Lunch Time Delivering trays to residents

8. Trying to feed Ms. Margaret The special of the day: Salisbury Steak w/gravy Mashed Potatoes Pasta Dinner Rolls Pears Tea....Mmmm Yummy!

9. Helping patients for nap time

10. Collecting Trays after lunch

11. Activities: Bingo Coffee Social Social Time Karaoke Stretching Fancy Nails Smoking hour Ministry Time Beauty pageants Salon Time

12. Its Fancy Nails Time !

13. Social Time

14. Why I chose to volunteer@ the nursing home I wanted to give back to the community by helping the elderly and the disabled. Some patients don’t have anyone to visit them The center is very close to my home and I have volunteered here and I have become familiar with some of the residents

15. About Lake city Nursing and Rehabilitation Center This facility provides care for : The elderly The disabled Patients recovering from accidents and illnesses Alzheimer's patients The terminally ill

16. My Reflections I enjoyed volunteering at the nursing home and helping the elderly of my community. Despite my initial fears, it wasn’t as bad as I thought and I actually had some fun. Some of the residents were humorous, while some were mean to each other and the nurses. Even though I enjoyed helping the residents, I felt sorry for some of them because of their conditions and handicaps. It made me appreciate life more. At end of the day I was happy because I knew that I helped make someone’s day a little better.