Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, friends, and for everything we are fortunate to have. Sadly, there are families that do not have that and at Ramapo we take pride in donating our time to help the less fortunate. On Saturday, November 19, 2016, I, along with my Ramapo Baseball teammates, took part in the Thanksgiving Project Joy run by the SAAC Committee at Ramapo College. What I find most interesting is that every year the mood is upbeat and we meet other volunteers from different colleges, elementary schools and business around the area. Throughout the week, the players on the Ramapo Baseball team would go out and purchase food, toys, and other items with our own money to help fill the baskets. During this event, volunteers fill Thanksgiving baskets and …show more content…
This may not have been a good highlight, nonetheless one I could not forget and the final result is in my opinion, it strengthened me. There are happier highlights about team building during Project Joy. I remember when I was a freshman on the Ramapo Baseball team, how difficult it was getting up early to make my way across campus to take part in Project Joy. Yet once I arrived at the Bradley Center, the older teammates told stories about how they also just wanted to stay back and sleep. They agreed that once they arrived at Lincoln Tech and saw the volunteers there, they felt great inside. And it was true. I knew volunteering was hard since I did a lot during high school and when you are younger, you tend not to want to give your time to others. What I learned from Project Joy and from my teammates is exactly what Socrates was trying to relate that goodness of one-self leads to wealth, even if that wealth isn’t physical money itself. That “wealth” is a feeling that will stay with you and surely one you can pass on to
I volunteered for the Product Recovery section that organized groceries and distributed them into certain boxes. HPFB is working to help prevent hunger and can provide four meals worth of food for
Reading the comic strip “True Tales of the Amerikkkan History Part II: The True Thanksgiving” artist Jim Mahfood, examines different views on ethnicity, specifically the differences between American Indians and Whites, through the views of a naïve and native youngster. Mahfood, utilizes a classic nine panel format with “True Tales of the Amerikkkan History Part II: The True Thanksgiving”, which traces the youths discussion about Thanksgiving. This discussion between the white kid and the Native American kid, shows the vast differences between both youths perception of the traditional American holiday. Mahfood’s portrayal of the white kid, as a self-absorbed follower of society and as direct reflection of his apparently, uncompassionate
All of the volunteers who were there went straight to truck and started unloading groceries. When unloading, volunteers along with myself took the items out from the bags and place them in their desired boxes. Boxes were set up on crates and when they were full, someone with a forklift would come and take it inside to store it. There were a couple more trucks, which came in and the same process of unloading and packing was done. Everyone was working together and helping each other.
In addition to the fair, our facility also provides utilization of the grounds for community functions on a year round basis. Some examples are the annual Fireworks Show, Run for the Wall, food drive during the fair (3,500 pounds of can goods collected), use of the parking lot for school bus driver training, use of the kitchen for our local 4-H groups to hold their annual BBQ fundraisers, Blue Grass Festival, FFA Awards Dinner, wedding receptions, the Palo Verde High School Homecoming dinner and the High School Prom. In the past six years the fair management has worked hard to raise money by applying for grants and establishing a nonprofit 501 (C)(3) foundation.
What do you think was your biggest contribution as a team member while you played at Batavia High School? While participating in athletics at Batavia I believe my greatest contributions to the team were my work ethic and positivity. I may not have always been been the best athlete, but my teammates could always count on me to work as hard as I possibly could. No matter how hard a practice or game was, I always tried to inspire and motivate my teammates by working hard myself and encouraging them to keep pushing themselves.
Have you ever had your opinion on something entirely changed? What made it change? It likely could have been family and tradition. An individual’s family and traditions have the most influence on one’s perspective because it uses examples to change someone’s opinion on something. Tradition is an important factor when it comes to changing opinions.
First Thanksgiving One myth I chose was The Wampanoag brought popcorn to the first Thanksgiving feast. Wampanoag had eating popcorn but they had eating other things to but popcorn wasn’t the first. They also ate cranberry sauce. Also they ate bread, meat pies, and boiled pumpkins.
Our community has always played a major part in the athletic depart of our school. Every year they hold a pie auction, where pies can go for up to $700. A community tradition that is not associated with the school is the County Fair. It is always more of a social gathering than anything else. People will always asking “if you have been to get a greasy fair burger”.
The way people have celebrated Thanksgiving has changed over the years. The first people to celebrate Thanksgiving were the Indians and Pilgrims. They had a large, traditional feast. Today, families celebrate Thanksgiving in different ways that are more modern and fit their lifestyle. One thing that some families do that is similar is eat common Thanksgiving foods.
As studied by Janet Siskind, the American Thanksgiving celebration is actually a very detailed ritual that contains many symbols. Similar to other rituals, the holiday reinforces certain social structures and “…reaffirms values and assumptions about cultural and social unity, about identity and history, about inclusion and exclusion” (168). The Thanksgiving ritual is centered around a return home, as people traveled from their urban homes back to their rural home to meet with their larger family. As a result, “the household became the site of ritual performance…” (175). The goal of the Thanksgiving ritual was to reaffirm the family and renew traditional ties, especially as more people had started moving into the cities around the time that the holiday became popular in the United States (176).
Over half of all soup kitchens, food pantries and meal programs rely entirely on volunteers. And when you give your time, you get back something amazing in return: The feeling that you are helping families who need it. No matter what happens in the world, you absolutely have the power to make a difference. And now, thanks to a generous donor, each pledge can be matched with $1 to help provide 11 meals up to $20,000.
Thanksgiving is a unique holiday in the United States of America that is celebrated annually. On the fourth Thursday every November, this holiday is celebrated by almost every American family. Many Thanksgiving customs have been passed down throughout families from generation to generation. Thanksgiving began with the people who sailed to America on large ships, the pilgrims. Their ritual, sharing a Thanksgiving meal, marked the beginning of this holiday.
Thanksgiving, the day were we gather our family and friends in one room on one dining table and feast on turkey, mashed potato 's, and many other delicious food and we give thanks of what we have but when did this holiday of turkeys arise and how? The word Thanksgiving originated between 1525 and 1535. The First Thanksgiving was celebrated by Pilgrims and the Native Americans after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This celebration feast lasted three days, and—as accounted by Edward Winslow who attended it—it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims.
I was the Student Director of the Teen Advisory Council, which serves as the youth executive board for the Ronald House. Throughout the entire year we planned a bowling fundraiser called, Spare Some Love. At this event we bring together families staying at the house with individuals within the community. Through gaining sponsors and raffling off donated baskets we were able to raise $28,000 for the house. I take special pride in this event because it combines multiple aspects of giving back.
Brief summary: This story is about Thanksgiving. The story starts off asking if you know why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Why we eat turkey, corn bread, and cranberry? Then it goes off explaining why. The first think they talk about is the Native Americans and the pilgrims.