VEISHEA Service Day

            Just last Saturday a group of us had the opportunity to participate in a VEISHEA service day project. All across campus and in the Ames community students and facility were doing their part to make a difference.  In case you aren’t familiar with VEISHEA, it is an annual celebration held each spring here at Iowa State.  It is meant as a showcase of ISU and the community and happens to be one of our oldest traditions.  One of the many activities that take place during the weeklong celebration is the service day.  Our group signed up for the Project Linus blanket making initiative.

            Almost a dozen of us Hixson scholars spent the morning at the Ames public library where they had piles of fleece fabric and a box of scissors. After a short awhile there were probably close to forty or fifty people working together in small groups to make tie fleece blankets.  The coolest part about this service project knowing that the blankets we were making were going to children who may have suffered a traumatic experience.

            I thought it was amazing to have so many people all across the Ames community taking time out of their day to try and make a difference.  I couldn’t help but smile all day while getting to spend time with good friends and even making new ones.  I encourage everyone to take advantages of opportunities like these, it is not something you will regret.

~Easten

Fun fact: VEISHEA was name in 1922 by a professor. It is actually an acronym for the colleges at the time.

Veterinary Medicine

Engineering

Industrial Science

Home Economics

Agriculture