Last updated on February 1, 2016
Blake Bouza
Volunteer State Community College hosted its annual Fall Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. in the Carpeted/Tiled Dining Room and the balcony.
Students received a ticket with seven squares upon entering one of the dining rooms. Participants in the Festival were asked to participate in at least three of the seven items listed on the ticket to get a free lunch. A lunch of hot dogs and condiments was served at 12:30 p.m. in the carpeted dining room on a first-come, first-serve basis.
According to Tabitha Sherrell, Coordinator of Student Activities, the idea of the event “is to offer fun activities along with interactive community service tables to encourage students, faculty, and staff to give back to the community.”
Community service tables included CAP (Children Are People) Hygiene Bags, where Service Learning and Artisan’s Alliance asked participants to fill Ziploc bags with deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, and a toothbrush to donate to Children Are People.
Team Change and The Settler collaborated to create snack bags to donate to the Shalom Zone. Participants were asked to decorate a brown paper bag and fill it with three snack items to deliver to the Shalom Zone.
Free HIV testing was offered to students in the cafeteria.
Phi Theta Kappa, Spectrum, and the Psychology Club operated a table on the balcony where participants were asked to stuff an animal to donate to hospitalized children for the Stuff-A-Plush table.
Sarah Naleby said this in particular hit close to home for her as she picked stuffing out of a large cardboard box and pushed it into the opening on the back of a plush Cocker Spaniel.
“I was in the hospital three weeks before Christmas,” said Naleby. “I remember getting toy donations like this from the local colleges.
“Even Tim McGraw gave us kids some Target gift cards,” said Naleby while laughing. “I am happy to return the favor to kids in need.”
Games were led by the Music Club and the African-American Student Union, including a ping pong table, corn hole, spider ring toss, and pumpkin toss.
Free caricature sketches were offered in the cafeteria while a free photobooth was set. According to Sherrell, students could get their picture taken with friends and a fall themed photo strip was printed out for the students to keep.
The photo and caricature booths were sponsored by the National Society of Leadership & Success, the college republicans, and Returning Student Organization.
Comments are closed.