Service ProjectService Project

Mark Pederoza, Kim Mark Pederoza, Kim Giesenschlag, Travis JackGiesenschlag, Travis Jack

October 27, 2008October 27, 2008

Our Service ProjectOur Service Project

As a group, we spent an afternoon with As a group, we spent an afternoon with the Autistic Unit at A&M Consolidated the Autistic Unit at A&M Consolidated Middle School and provided them with a Middle School and provided them with a pizza party and pumpkin carving activitypizza party and pumpkin carving activity

We chose this service project because We chose this service project because AMCMS had just started a new program AMCMS had just started a new program that gave students with Autism and that gave students with Autism and average students an opportunity to average students an opportunity to interact with one another and we wanted interact with one another and we wanted to be part of that experienceto be part of that experience

Service Project PreparationService Project Preparation We spent ~2-3 hrs. brainstorming for an idea, We spent ~2-3 hrs. brainstorming for an idea,

talking with teachers and each other, organizing talking with teachers and each other, organizing everything, and getting all needed materials to everything, and getting all needed materials to the schoolthe school

That afternoon we had 8 pizzas (provided by That afternoon we had 8 pizzas (provided by Hungry Howie’s) and 5 liters of soda (provided by Hungry Howie’s) and 5 liters of soda (provided by the school) donated for the students to have a the school) donated for the students to have a snack after school and mingle together snack after school and mingle together

7 pumpkins were also donated for the students to 7 pumpkins were also donated for the students to carve as groups for Halloween by HEBcarve as groups for Halloween by HEB

We bought pumpkin carving kits and candy for We bought pumpkin carving kits and candy for the students to enjoythe students to enjoy

(which cost ~$15)(which cost ~$15)

Starting OffStarting Off As the students As the students

were eating pizza were eating pizza and mingling with and mingling with each other we each other we carved out the tops carved out the tops of the pumpkins for of the pumpkins for the students so the students so they could begin they could begin cleaning them out cleaning them out as soon as they as soon as they were through were through eatingeating

Cleaning Out the PumpkinCleaning Out the Pumpkin

We then went We then went around and helped around and helped each group clean each group clean out the pumpkin out the pumpkin goo and seeds goo and seeds from their from their pumpkinspumpkins

CARVING PUMPKINS!!!CARVING PUMPKINS!!!

Our Service ProjectOur Service Project We believe that each student who participated in We believe that each student who participated in

the activity that day benefited greatly. We had an the activity that day benefited greatly. We had an outstanding attendance of about 30 students and outstanding attendance of about 30 students and teachers! After talking with the students that day, teachers! After talking with the students that day, we could really tell that the activity and time they we could really tell that the activity and time they spent together was very positive and many spent together was very positive and many students said they were coming back next month. students said they were coming back next month. Also, teachers from the Autistic Unit assured us Also, teachers from the Autistic Unit assured us that our afternoon was a success and the that our afternoon was a success and the students had a good time. students had a good time.

We also feel that we benefited greatly from this We also feel that we benefited greatly from this project, because it gave us sight into working project, because it gave us sight into working with students with Autism.with students with Autism.

Our Final ProductsOur Final Products