Vincent Heeney

We worked to pack seeds at a plant pharmacy 30 minutes away from campus. I enjoyed the service a lot because of the people that I was doing it with, that being 2 of my frosh camp campers, as well as the fact that you could visually see the impact we were making. In total the group ended up planting well over 5000 seeds; I think the exact number was 5544, but I'm not 100% on that. This was vital to the community, as a large number of plants were destroyed in the storm that hit our Memphis community last weekend so now the plants may have a chance to regrow.

I helped with admitted students' day. I helped set up all of the activities in the UC ballroom. I worked with other members to educate the admitted students about frosh camp, orientation, and the university in general. I also helped break down the activities in the UC after the UC portion of the day was completed.

I displayed valuable information about the benefits of the University of Memphis and the various programs that it entails to several students at CBHS during their lunch period. I enjoyed it as I got to tell a lot of people that I had met before about new experiences I have had and how they can have those same experiences.

I had a great time helping at the table for Frosh in March. We were able to amply communicate and inform incoming students in Peer Power about frosh and were able to connect with them before they come to camp and the university itself.

I had a good time helping out at Overton park. We helped remove invasive species (primarily cherry laurels) from the forest. Doing the service was enjoyable to me because you can see the fruits of your labor and you feel accomplished after you get that one big plant out of the ground.