In high
school I was involved in several organizations, both academic and
service-related. I was worried that I wouldn’t have those same opportunities in
college, but the Barrett Leadership and Service Team Downtown has given me that
and so much more. Through BLASTD I have read to homeless children, painted a
chicken coop, made dinner at the Ronald McDonald House, and danced the night
away at the Duce with my fellow Barrett classmates.
My freshman
year I got involved simply by attending meetings. There were very few
opportunities to help in planning the events, but I enjoyed the ones that I
attended. I ended up applying for an executive position for my sophomore year
and became the vice president of the club. I am now a junior and the president
of BLASTD.
Over the
last few years I have watched BLASTD grow and expand the opportunities to
students on the downtown campus. We strive to have at least one community
service opportunity a month. In addition we plan an annual Grub Crawl,
highlighting the many restaurants in downtown Phoenix and an end of semester
social event complete with food and music for all Barrett downtown students.
Most recently we partnered with BLAST in Tempe to create our first ever float
for the homecoming parade.
I love
seeing members’ reactions to our events and the passion it ignites in students.
It’s why I’ve continued to be a part of this organization and why I will remain
a part of it until I graduate. BLASTD helped me find my place in college and it
introduced me to the amazing downtown community surrounding this school.
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