The Presidential Award for Leadership in Service, PALS, is an organization on campus complied of students who had shown leadership in community service, prior to attending TLU. As PALS recipients, we endeavor to be the leaders of service on campus actively involved in the community.
This semester the group separated into groups to do community service in a variety of different ways. One group helped with the Seguin community garden, which generated much positive feedback and future expansion of the project. Another group worked on My Father’s Farm, a non-profit organic farm that feeds orphans in Columbia. A recycling group endeavored to make recycling a convenience on campus, and then my group, Water to Thrive, hooked onto an organization that builds wells in Ethiopia to supply natives with clean water.
While the group didn’t get off the ground as early as we would have liked, we were able to meet with Christina Stade, Water to Thrive representative, who informed us of the realities that Ethiopians face simply trying to fill their jugs of water.
The goal for the group is to raise $3,500 to build one well in Ethiopia. We plan to do so by selling t-shirts, and accepting donations. Further extension of the project has yet to be determined, but the group looks forward to making a difference in a place where clean water is not readily available.
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