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Project Open Hand Reflection
Project Open Hand Reflection
Project Open Hand Reflection
Kassia Webb
International College of the Cayman Islands
BE-422: Seminar on Technology and Society
Instructor: Dr. David Marshall
actually being able to volunteer by sorting and packing food, and shopping for the
customers of the program.
Project Open Hand has clients that are extremely ill and cannot come to the
facility to collect their food so they deliver food to them 365 days per year. They even
encourage clients to come to the facility in person. Elliot mentioned that 90% of their
clients are living in poverty. Their program includes three different meals such as frozen
meals, hot meals, and groceries so that clients could shop for their own bags of groceries.
The reasons they offer these kinds of meals are because a lot of time the clients are too
sick and cannot cook for themselves.
What I have learned is related to the topic Technology and Society because this
community service activity included volunteers from different societies who donated
their time to serving and preparing meals for thousands of ill patients who are battling
serious illnesses.
Furthermore, I was more than delighted had been given the opportunity to
dedicate my time to this community activity. I think that Cayman is lacking this kind of
institution and it would be worthwhile and valuable for the community to establish one.
It is important to be a good citizen and give back to the community. Even though I
personally do not volunteer in my community due to my busy schedule, I am aware of the
importance and I hope that I will someday become more actively involved in community
services.
I did a research on diverse communities and discovered an article titled, Network
helps diverse communities improve grade-level reading, by Deborah L. Cohen. The
Robert L. Bailey, IV Elementary School in Providence, Rhode Island has developed a
voluntary program that is joint with YMCA, for children during the summer to help improve
educational performances (Cohen, 2013). Cohen (2013) wrote, The program provides breakfast
and lunch, reading and math intervention, enrichment activities, and educational field trips (para
2). Following this quote, it shows that people from different societies also get involved in
building communities and organizations for the benefit of others as they think that helping others
is an important part of life.
Cohen, D. L. (2013). Network helps diverse communities improve grade-level reading. National
Civic Review, 102(2), 20+.
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