Gerrad Vat – Loveland, Colorado … Students at Campion Academy in Loveland, Colorado, took a day from school to serve the community around Loveland, September 12. Students split into different job groups, picking up trash at parks and highways as well as quilting and sorting donations at Habitat for Humanity* and Serve 6.8.*
Finn Stenbakken, junior student, sorted clothes at Habitat for Humanity. “It really felt good to help them and really to help out servicing the community,” he shared.
Another group went to Highway 60 to pick up trash as part of the Adopt-a-Highway* program. Edward dos Santos, sophomore student, said, “It was my first time doing community service at Campion, and I had a very nice experience. We moved around a lot cleaning the highways, and I had a good group of friends which made it even more enjoyable.”
After serving in the community, the students continued working on campus: pulling weeds, making dorm improvements, and completing other outdoor projects.
Chris Davis, sophomore student, helped with sidewalk repair in front of the Administration Building. “I was one of the bigger guys in my group and worked with a 600-pound slab of concrete for the sidewalk, and it made me want to work for maintenance because it was super fun,” Davis recalled.
As part of Campion’s commitment to teaching the value of service, the campus holds service days several times each year. Students earn additional service credit hours volunteering on the weekends at churches and other organizations.
* These organizations are not affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Conference nor the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
—Gerrad Vat, Campion Academy Student News Team. Photos supplied.
