The Robinhood Project- Luis Rodriguez

I wasn't too sure what I could do additionally for this project, so I went ahead and documented something I already do almost every week. For a little context, I'd like to mention that I, alongside several others, work as a mentor with Mrs. Marcia Pomeroy, director of KUMC's Office of Cultural Enhancement. As part of her goal to better people's lives and provide diversity as well as educational enrichment, she directs a program called Saturday Academy. About two Saturdays a month, we have students from many high schools as well as middle schools attend math and science classes geared toward health education. A regular day at Saturday Academy may consist of breakfast, a team-builder exercise, either a math or health awareness class, lunch, poetry writings, recess, and then everything is wrapped up with the departure of students. A program as big as this requires a lot of planning and extra help. As mentioned before, I work as a mentor along with a few others to help set everything up for the day. We get up well in advance and get picked up in order to arrive at KCKCC before anyone else and get an idea of what will be going on throughout the day. Then, we get all the food and setup a line for breakfast and in the meantime get all the supplies that will be needed to carry out class operations. We also supervise while class is going on for example. Here, we are serving lunch and having a bit of fun by doing synchronized squatting after everyone has been served:

And here I am attempting to fix an issue with someone's laptop:

So, now that a bit of context has been established, I can say that this is merely superficial. There is a large network of programs that Ms. Pomeroy directs and organizes and as part of her goal to increase health awareness and to help people lead a healthier lifestyle, she supports a program called the Organic Teaching Gardens where every Tuesday mentors from her programs help out. In fact, anyone can contact Mrs. Pomeroy in order to receive community service hours if need be. Or, if you just want to help out and have a good time, that would be awesome as well. Basically, Mark Manning, who runs the Gardening program, sets up gardens at different middle schools where science teachers tie the program in with their curriculum so students can learn about plant parts and what it means to grow food organically. He sets up an array of different plants such as sweet potatoes, peanuts, cabbage, tomatoes, etc. and when they are harvested, the students are allowed to examine them and even consume them. That's where we come in. In order for the students to eat these foods, of course they have to be cooked and seasoned and all that stuff, but prior to that, they must be washed and on occasion peeled and sliced. So, these past few weeks we've been helping Mark do as such. Later on in the year we'll be separating worms from castings now that the cold weather has started to set in. Here are a few snaps of us cutting up sweet potatoes:

 And to top it off, here is a picture of a time when we invited professors as well as students from the Psychology Department of KU to take a look at what we do:

So, long story short, I help out Saturdays as a mentor, setting things up, storing things back where they belong, organizing and supervising. On Tuesdays, I do a bit of community service by helping prepare foods for educational purposes.

I rather call it mentally challenged Bianca Jacobo

You know i always hear people say "ohh he is mentally retarded" or "he's retarded"! Well in my opinion i think we shouldnt disrespect them like that, i think we should say mentally challenged. I know it might not be better or nicer but at least it wont hurt their feelings as much. So I was given an assignment of doing something good for somebody else. To ne honest at first I didn’t know what to do or what to write about. Then something special happened and I have to say it changed me in some ways.

As you should know i am a very loving and caring person. I am telling you this because i had the privilege to meet a lovely 23 year-old. She is a women but she is mentally challenged.

Ok so it was a Saturday morning and I was working at my mother in laws restaurant, I was the waitress. As always I was just there talking an not doing my work, then I noticed a girl came in looking all ratchet and messy. The first thing I thought was “she’s a tweaker”. She kept on talking to the other customers about stuff they didn’t even care about. She was talking about how her grandma this and how her mom that but customers were getting mad and stuff. Then I went up to the table she was sitting at and said “what would you like to drink”? She said “Hi Breana I would like diet coke” but she said it in a really annoying voice and she kept stuttering. I then told her “Its Bianca”. When I came back with her food, that was when I realized something was different about her. She was mentally challenged that’s why she was acting like a little kid. When I realized that I felt awful for ever thinking that way about a person without knowing them. When she was going to pay her total came up to be $14.95 and she said I only have $13 and she was so nervous and scared. She even said “are you mad at me” and I said “no”. what I did instead was pay the remaining amount and she started crying and telling me thankyou. I felt so good that I had actually done something nice for someone.

One quote I can really relate to is “Don’t judge a book by its front cover”. I say that because somebody should never be jusged by the way they look. That’s one thing I learned. I also learned that helping somebody does not only help the person being helped but helps the other one. It helps them think about stuff another way and that’s what happened to me. Another thing I learned was that I don’t have to be payed back with a favor I do because somebody will help me when I need it.

The Robin Hood Project-Maria Rodriguez

 During Summer i went to Mexico for vacations. On May it was a big storm that happened  and It let a big disaster.When i saw my cousins with no money to go out and have fun. i invited them and play them  before i went back to Kansas .I felt happy when my aunt told me that i was a nice young lady and also when she told me how they are struggling in life, how she is a single mother with no job. That she have to make dinner to sell. I felt sad because i couldn't help her in something but at the end she told me that she was thankful for what i have done to her daughters.

Selfless Acts From A Good Smaritan.

I help people and do good deeds all of the time. Here are a few examples of my service to humanity.

The first thing I did was help a student Heather Martindale get home in the cold weather. It was five pm; she had gone forty-eight hours without sleep and started dosing off outside near the front door. Since she’s my neighbor I picked her up and carried her from 2400 Steele road to 1889 south 32^nd street. on the way there I picked up trash that was scattered around the special education building and said thank you to the custodian.

Later the following week I assisted Ms. Draper, who was struggling to carry boxes into the next room. She was to proud to ask for help, so I simply took it from her hands and she gasped in relief and said thank you. I then proceeded to help her take in the other 3 boxes and a keyboard.

At the end of the week, last Friday; I was outside heading home, when I realized that I needed to send a email to Mr. Anderson (my mentor). While taking care of this annoying task in the biting cold; I came upon a pleasant face: Daniel Garret. He had come back for something and needed to get inside. We stood there freezing and I could tell he was not dressed for the weather. So I offered my gloves to him so he could stay warm. He refused saying that it was his ears that were cold not his hands. I felt helpless not having a hat myself, but Instead I gave him a comforting remark about being in the same situation. Soon after, a student came outside and I commanded her to keep the door open for Daniel who praised JAYZUS, and went inside. I then began walking home but was overcame by the cold and ran to the nearest door. To my surprise it was open and I stepped inside. John the custodian that never wears pants, was standing there, and I begged if I could stay a few minutes to warm up and he said “Yes. Only if you take this bag to the trash, when you leave.” and handed me a large wet trash bag. I nodded and stood hunched over trying desperately to contain my body heat. He left shortly after and teased me saying “have a good one. Try to stay warm.” When I felt warm enough I took the trash bag and tossed it in the garbage. He honked as he pulled out of his space and drove out of the parking lot.

Then today I was in second hour and a boy William had complained that he was very cold each morning and asked to have my Balaclava. I said no but offered my Shapka-Ushanka which he delightedly took and manhandled me; saying thank you.

I Am The Messenger Blog #1 – chris

     When Ed got the ace of diamond card in the mail, he considered it could have been one of his friends. He finally asked them if any of them had sent it, they all gave him reasons on why it couldn't have been them. Marv argues that he doesn't have the brains to come up with something like that; Ritchie says that he is too lazy, and Audrey says that out of all them, she is the one most likely to come up with something like that, but it definitely isn't her. After that day Ed didn't mention anything to them about the card, and told Audrey its safer if she doesn't know. I think Ed feels like he can’t go to his friends with this because he feels they wouldn't care. Yes, I do see a correlation with my friends. Sometimes I tell my friends things I care about, but they show no interest to what I’m saying, like they don't care. Ed's family relationship isn't very good. From what I have read, his mother treats Him (Ed) like crap and always looks down on him.  She thinks less of him compared to his brother and sisters since he hasn't done anything with his life. Ed's father has passed away of liver failure, but before he died they didn't have a good relationship because he was either drinking or working. We don't know very much about his siblings. that is all i remember 

Brief Description:

  I work at Steak N Shake with this woman Jessica. She has a baby and her boyfriend broke up with her and doesn't pay child support. I know it has to be hard to be a single mom with a baby working with a 2.13 an hour wage when tips vary and having no help no help so I bought her some diapers for her baby. 

free shoes

The day before Mrs.Gray had assigned this project to us about doing a good deed for some body i had already did it i gave away my new indoor shoes to a homeless man who was outside of where i practice soccer. I felt bad for the man because he had really bad shoe which had holes all over them. i also gave him my nike jacket cause the jacket he had was pretty beat up as well. I felt pretty good when i gave him my shoes and jacket.

I bought my cousin a Mc rib who has NEVER had a Mc rib and this is the recording of this wonderful and life changing moment.

Robin Hood Project

     Sometimes when I’m outside my house I see a men that I think he picks trash up because he push a big blue can. I see him and I feel bad because in this type of season its really cold and he wears the same clothes every time I see him. He wears a sweater, it looks like it doesn’t cover much. My mom had some clothes that she was going to give away I decided that I should get a jacket and give it to him. I was waiting Thursday to see if I saw him but I didn’t, so I didn’t gave it to him that day. Friday it was raining and really cold and I didn’t saw him again. It was until Saturday when I was going to work when I saw him, I decided to go back home and get the jacket to give it to him. I went up to him and say “excuse me do you want this jacket?” he reply, “Yes, thank you I appreciated”. Doing that it made me feel good.

It made me realize a lot of things too.

Blog # 2: The Robin Hood Project; Ashley Enloe

These are my two little cousins I babysit to help my cousin, her husband, and my grandparents out. I give them a break from the kids cause they are hard to handle, always running around, getting into things. I clean up the house every time after they are done playing, I clean dishes after food is done, and when they are playing I chase them around the house to get them to wear out. I clean after everything from babysitting because I do not want them to come home to a messy house and have to clean up everything. When they are all done playing I put a movie on for them and I lay there watching it with them til they fall asleep. I do all this without getting paid and it actually feels good to help my cousin and her husband and my grandparents out, it gives them a break. These kids make my day so much even though they are a pain in my butt it does not matter to me. I realize helping someone can make you feel good about something, and that you can accomplished something in life that is not all about helping your own self out.

Red Robin hood

Everyday I go to my auntie house in Missouri, I see a homeless man. He always is there in the cold with a sign that says "help the homeless". So the other day I decided to give the man a couple of dollars  so that he could get him something to eat. I didn't really know if he was going to get him something to eat until he said he will see me at the gas station. When we pulled up to the gas station he went in to buy him a sandwhich, chips, and a bottle of water. I didn't get to take a picture because I was scared he might try something or take something from me.

Good Deed : By D'Omni Freeman

I went to the gym and I was like "Justin lets go get something to eat". So we went out to the car and we got in. The I started the car up and we began to listen to music. Then my cousin Natalie walk up and ask me "can you give me a ride home if this bus gets full". Then I was like "sure". Then out of nowhere I see D'angelo Hicks, he was looking very disgruntled. I was talking to him and before I offered him a ride home since he lived close to Natalie. So he got in the backseat and I dropped Natalie off and him off and he was like "thanks bro, I really appreciate what you did because I was not trying to ride that bus". So I was like no problem. Then me and Justin got something to eat and went back to school.

Helping a teacher!

Miss Collins was my buddy teacher at All Saints. Ever time I got in trouble I had to go with her and she truly impacted me while I was in there with her, she was a teacher, a friend and some one to put us in check like a mother would. WE ALL LOVED HER. Once I heard what she was going thought I had to do something to help her out just like she helped me out at one point of my life. Knowing that she was really sick and she wouldn’t work and had no way to pay her bills. My sister heard a kid from Bishop Ward talking about donating money to her and I right away got in contact with the kid and I gave him 100 dollars to give to her but in total we got 300 hundred dollars to donated to her so she can help herself with whatever she needs.