Ebony Jack: A Pharm Blog

  September Community Service Hours: 2 For this month's community service, I volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank as a community kitchen volunteer. As a volunteer, the first task was to form an assembly line to pack meal kits that consisted of pork chops, mashed potatoes, vegetable medleys, rice, bean, and garlic bread. After this was completed, we helped with other tasks that included prepping mason jars for the chefs' future meals, mincing green onions and jalapeños, and placing fish on baking sheets to be baked. One thing that surprised me to see was that majority of the volunteers were retired elders. They shared stories with me about how volunteering at the food bank has become an integral part of their lives, while many of them volunteer there several times a week. I viewed this as an extremely important event to partake in because these meals go out to local communities and facilities to feed those that have trouble securing a nutritious meal. I enjoyed participating ...

August Community Service Hours: 3 This has been a month for new beginnings! I am so excited to be able to say that I am now a grad student! Starting graduate school at Tulane has already begun to be a beautiful adventure: practicing efficient study skills, meeting new friends, and taking the next steps toward becoming a competent healthcare provider. I definitely have my work cut out for me, but I am ecstatic to see what lessons the future will bring.      The community service event I took part in this month was hosted by my sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., through our initiative "Operation Big Book Bag". The focus of this program is to provide support to school-aged children that are currently facing challenges that could negatively impact their education. This support consists of many different assets including volunteering at educational school events, raising money for essential school supplies, and tutoring.      For this session, each member...