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Students describe months of community service at South Vermillion Com Sch Corp meeting
Summary
A student kindness club presented a series of service projects — a hygiene closet, a rock-decorating display and multiple drives that together collected hundreds of items — during a South Vermillion Com Sch Corp meeting; the board lacked a quorum and rescheduled formal business.
Members of a student kindness club described months of community service projects during a presentation to the South Vermillion Com Sch Corp. The board did not have a quorum and could not take official action, the meeting chair (S1) said.
A staff member who introduced the club (S3) said the group focuses on "beautifying the building, working some of our school functions, and most importantly, service projects in the community to spread kindness and just good cheer." The club meets roughly once or twice a month and schedules field trips and in-school projects, S3 said.
Students and staff outlined specific projects. A student presenter (S2) said the group pulled weeds from the school garden and organized a "rock snake" in which families decorated rocks during a grandparent breakfast; the decorated rocks are on display in a campus flower bed. "Every every family had a rock, and they created something on their rock," a student (S5) said.
Presenters described a hygiene closet the club established and stocked with items such as socks, gloves, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs and brushes; the closet is available to any student or family in need, presenters said. The group also distributed Veterans Day programs and pins, served breakfast on Veterans Day and ran a food drive that collected 687 items for a daycare or similar recipient, according to student remarks.
Presenters said they made Christmas cards for delivery and participated in a weeklong "great kindness challenge" with themed dress-up days. They reported collecting 759 socks and a separate figure recorded in the transcript as "490"; the record did not specify what the 490 referred to. Students said upcoming efforts include helping with the South Vermillion Art Show, a pet supply drive and planting flowers at the school.
After the presentation, attendees asked about other past and planned projects, including a park-painting effort that did not take place. The chair (S1) closed the segment by noting the board lacked a quorum for formal business and said the March 8 meeting would be rescheduled to Monday, March 24. "Thank you for coming out," the chair said.
The presentation highlighted student volunteer activity and contributions to school and community needs; it did not result in board action because of the lack of a quorum.
