Service 2/17/22 (Learning Outcome 4)

As a part of being a senior in National Charity League, it is our job to put together a senior project. For my classes project we decided to throw a dance/social event for the West U Senior Center. We called it the "Heart Hop," and made it a Valentine's themed event where the senior citizens could dance, enjoy food and homemade baked goods, play games, make valentines, and just get a chance to hang out and catch up. Leading up the the event there was a lot of planning that had to happen, and it was pretty stressful because it didn't seem like all the decorations, food, and invitations were going to come together. However, we were all pleasantly surprised by how well the event went! While there weren't too many seniors who came, the 15 or so who did stayed for the entire 2 hours and raved about the treats and raffle prizes, loved learning the cupid shuffles, and made adorable valentines cards with poloroid pictures and cute decorations. I had so much fun dancing and interacting and was able to hear some really interesting stories from the seniors. While manning the food station, I got to hear all the compliments about the food, finger sandwiches, assorted cupcakes, scones, and brownies. It ended up being a lot of fun, and our fears of not being able to pull of the event quickly melted away. At the end I was extremely proud of how it turned out and really glad I got the opportunity to put together this event. 

This service experiences is a part of learning outcome 4. While we were planning we had to think of all the elemnts like food and drinks, decorations, and of course music that the seniors would recognize. We also had to coordinate wo could do what and make sure everyone was dedicated to the event and willing to show up early and stay late to set and clean up. There were a few times when we thought we were going to have to change the event last minute, and a few times we did. Initially it was a dance, but after that got too complex, we changed it to more of a social hour. Overall it was a lot of fun to plan and we learned a lot about the hard work that goes behind putting on an event and entertaining people even if it's only for 2 hours. 

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