Ashley Schmitt

It was great to not only get more involved in the honors society I joined, Alpha Lambda Delta, but also it was rewarding to know that the 12 cans I donated were going to the 7 Hills Homeless Shelter. I hope to get more involved with 7 Hills in the future.

It was very rewarding getting to donate books to children in need since I am very passionate about the importance of reading. My mom read to be every night as a child and it plays a large developmental role on children so I'm glad we did this drive so these kids have the same opportunity.

It is very rewarding and exciting getting to donate to Angel Tree since growing up my family would always adopt a family with our church and buy presents for the kids. It has been a few years since I've been home for when my family participates so I'm glad I can participate myself this year!!

Although I am not a morning person, I enjoyed volunteering at the Turkey Trot with my cousins in St. Louis. It was very cold and rainy but our job was to set up, take down, and hand the runners water at the water stations. It felt good to cheer all the runners on while being with my family.

Sigma Chi derby days was extremely fun! I loved watching everyone’s dances and cheering on KD. It was also very rewarding knowing I was supporting the Huntsman Cancer Institute for Arkansas’ Children’s Hospital.

I thoroughly enjoyed spending time outside and picking up trash with my friend. It was a beautiful day and we managed to find a lot of spots with a lot of trash that needed to be picked up. It made me feel like I was making more of an impact on my community, which has been a goal of mine.

It was very fun trying to find the shark on campus and supporting DG in advertising to help their philanthropy event. It is extremely important to support other sororities on campus and Service for Sight is such a good cause!