Ilaria Smith

We helped pull weeds and clean up the garden's butterfly area! It was a pleasure to help maintain the Ozark Botanical Garden's exhibit!

It felt great to donate blood to our local hospitals and know that by taking out an hour of my day I was able to help others improve their life!

The morning consisted of assisting with donating food to lower income families and ensure food is on the table for Apple Seed's teaching kitchen. It felt great to give back to my community and to feel like I was making a meaningful impact on people's lives. Will definitely volunteer at Apple Seeds again.

Each person at the Red Cross was respectful, kind, and friendly. Whenever I had a question they were more than happy to answer, they made light conversation to distract me when I had the needle attached to me so I would feel calm. It was a great, comfortable experience and I would defiently donate my blood to Red Cross again.