Marina King

During this service event, I helped with Furever Sunny Animal Sanctuary with more daily chores including feeding, watering, and overall cleaning up on the farm. This service event was really rewarding and allowed for me to take a step to slow down from the business of everyday life and connect with nature, especially when I had to feed a week old baby goat. I was able to help clean up the barn as the owner is getting ready for winter. We moved all of the animals to inside the barn and fixed up all the gates to prepare for a safe, warm winter. I enjoyed this service as I can help see the impact I made on the sanctuary by aiding in many different tasks. I was able to make a difference in both the animals lives as well as the owners. This service is very rewarding and I would do it again.

During this service event, I helped with many different tasks to help the animals that live in this sanctuary. I helped with feeding a 2 day old baby goat. The baby isn't getting enough nutrients from it's mother and needs supplements in order to survive. I also helped with getting all the animals fresh water. This took some time as the hose froze, so we had to take many buckets of water out to the barn so every animal (horses, miniature horses, ducks, goose, chickens, bunnies, goats, sheep, pigs) had a fresh supply. I also helped with all the feedings. I also helped with moving bales of hay in the barn and moved piles of pumpkins. This is very important as these are daily tasks that need to get done. This is a nonprofit animal sanctuary that can get all the help that it needs, especially when preparing for the winter conditions. I'm grateful for this opportunity as I was able to make a difference in all of the animals lives while also helping out the owner with hours worth of tasks. This was a very rewarding service event.

I enjoyed this experience as I was able to directly help some of my fellow college peers. I was able to help make toiletry kits and leave positive messages to those who need them, especially during homelessness awareness month. These kits included items such as a razor, shampoo/conditioner, soap, and toothpaste/toothbrushes. We went around and put together these supplies for those who are in need of a little support during these months. This service event has made me realize how prevalent this issue is, especially within my local community. I would definitely like to help this community out in the future, as I would want someone to help me if I were in a similar situation. I'm grateful for this opportunity to take a little bit of time out of my day that can make a huge impact on someone else's life.

I was able to help Furever Sunny Animal Sanctuary prepare for summer by assisting in many different tasks. These tasks included getting hose set up, fixing a bunny cage, painting, gardening and more. There are so many things to get done before summer arrives, so the animals can enjoy the nice summer weather.