Picture this: It’s raining, but you’re wearing a sundress. It’s 5:00pm and your paper is due at 7:00pm, but you haven’t started. We all have these days where everything seems to be going wrong, but then something GREAT unexpectedly happens. Someone hands you an umbrella? Your teacher gives you an extension? One simple random act of kindness can change everything.
This is the philosophy of four Calloway students: Elizabeth Bailey, James Griffin, Tyler Schutlz, and Leigh Vogedes. As an assignment for their Calloway Leadership Experience class, these four seniors created a service-oriented scavenger hunt where Wake students can better the W-S community through random and simple acts of kindness. On April 3rd, at 1 pm 10 teams of 4-5 students will be given a Flip Cam and list of missions to accomplish. This list will consist of various acts of kindness ranging from helping an elderly lady pump gas to gathering all of a grocery store’s stray shopping carts. The event will last three hours, but the memories and impact are sure to last a lifetime.
Leader Elizabeth Bailey says, “We all have packed schedules, so we often do not think to stop and help others”. But, all collegiettes know that one act of kindness can go a long way. And so, we encourage everyone to sign up with teams of 4-5 of your friends (including 1 driver) by Wednesday March 30th for this fantastic Hunt for Humanitate! There will be only 10 teams, so good odds of winning, but you have to sign your team up fast!
To sign up, email huntforhumanitate@gmail.com. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams during the event. There will also be an optional social, food included, afterwards for all participants. It’s FREE to sign up, so what’s stopping you from embarking on this great service adventure? Happy Hunting, collegiettes!