April Blog post

 TOTAL Semester hours: 16 hours 

TOTAL APRIL HOURS: 4 hours 

Strong City NOLA Tulane - Field Day

On Sunday, April 16th, I volunteered with Strong City at Tulane's uptown campus for their annual field day in partnership with The Youth Empowerment Project and The New Orleans Women's and Children's Shelters. The field day was organized to 

Strong City's goal is to address the cycle of poverty and violence in New Orleans to improve the lives of youth and families. Strong City actively worse to improve the lives of New Orleans youth in underserved communities through project-based giving and support such as the Field Day event on Tulane's Brown Field. 

As a volunteer for the Field Day event, I helped set up the event and was a Spanish-speaking team member in the event that any Spanish-speaking children would attend who do not understand English. I helped organize the game of outdoor laser tag and played with the children, allowing them to have a fun afternoon. This volunteering activity was meaningful to me, as I have a passion for education and playing with children, and this allowed me to help these kids have a fun day out in the field with food and plenty of activities provided for them. I enjoyed spending time giving back to the New Orleans community that I am a part of to help improve the lives of local youth and their families!























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