I was asked to write a blog about my experiences leading Buck-i-Serv trip this winter break as a part of the Pay It Forward initiative at Ohio State. So here it is. I've put together this list of questions to give a little bit of background on this experience.
Who are you?
My name is Antonette Hrycyk, and I'm a junior at The Ohio State University. I'm leading a Buck-i-Serv trip to Camp Heartland from December 13 - 19, where I spent part of my last winter break as a participant on the same trip.
What's Buck-i-Serv?
Buck-i-Serv (previously known as the Alternative Breaks Program) is a program run by the Ohio Union that provides an alternative way for college students to spend their breaks. Their vision: Through extended hands on service experiences in diverse places around the country and world, we aim to inspire student leaders to have life-long dedication to service to others and social justice activism in their current and future communities.
To find out more about Buck-i-Serv, visit their website at http://ohiounion.osu.edu/activityfee/asb.asp.
What's Pay It Forward?
Pay It Forward is an iniative that connects Ohio State students to volunteer and service opportunities, both in the Columbus area and in the campus community. It provides ways to find opportunities, as well as programs to help organize one's own service. To find out more about Pay It Forward, visit their webstie at http://payitforward.osu.edu/.
Where are you going?
My Buck-i-Serv trip will be heading to the tiny town of Willow River in northern Minnesota. That's right, Minnesota in December. Camp Heartland, located in the "heart" of Willow River, is a summer camp for children affected by HIV/AIDS. We'll be spending a week at the camp, getting the place ready for the kids who come in the summer, as well as participating in a variety of educational programs concerning the issues that the children who come to the camp (who are mostly from Califronia cities) face.
To find out more about Camp Heartland and the parent program of One Heartland, visit their website at http://oneheartland.org/.
Who's going?
My fellow trip leader, Kristen, seven Ohio State student participants, and a trip advisor, who is an Ohio State graduate student.
What's the process of the trip?
There are three main stages concerning this Buck-i-Serv trip. There's the pre-trip planning, which involves education, planning the logistics of the trip, education about the issue that our trip focuses on (HIV/AIDS), and team-building within all of the participants. This is followed by the trip itself, and the final stage is what we do when we get back to Columbus - follow up activites and service in our own home community.
Other questions?
Feel free to e-mail me at hrycyk.2@osu.edu if you have any other questions about anything mentioned on this blog.
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