MID SOUTH TOYS FOR TOTS 2025

1. How has this experience influenced your future career or educational goals?
- This organization has influenced my desire to keep volunteering in the future. While I was there, groups from different organizations came to volunteer as a part of their job, and I think I would like to be in an organization that teaches the importance of volunteering.
2. How did your service influence your understanding of social or environmental issues?
- While serving here, it has really made me appreciate everything that I have. I think sometimes I tend to forget all that I have and don't realize that there are people out there who don't have what I have. The reason for this organization is so that kids living in low-income homes can receive gifts on Christmas Day.
3. What new connections or relationships did you form during your service?
- Since this is my third year doing this, the person running it has made me feel welcomed and comfortable.
4. How did the organization support or guide you during your service?
- The person running it always has a set of things that need to be done. She always guides me on what to do and always makes sure I'm doing good while I volunteer.
5. What would you change about your approach to this service opportunity in the future?
- I think what I would do is maybe ask to do more hands-on tasks, I get a lot of the sitting tasks, and it can be very repetitive, and I would like a little more exciting task.

Yes was a good workiing environment the only downfall is the smell of the workers.