 The
less fortunate will always be with us, but
we believe it is our job to help take care of
them.
 The
Samaritan Center stood out as a great
place to focus our attentions.
 We formed other areas of service as well.
 Our group is aware of another project
prior to ours that focused on community
service.
 IMPROVE
THE LIVES OF THE LESS
FORTUNATE
 MOTIVATE OTHERS TO CATCH THE VISION
OF VOLUNTEERING
 INCREASE OUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
 USE MATH SKILLS LEARNED IN MS.
RADEMACHER’S CLASS
 INCREASE OUR WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF
THE COMPUTER
 Our
“Community” is defined as the people
of Benton County. We share a common
culture with other Arkansans.
 We volunteered throughout the semester.
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Served Sunday Breakfasts
Put together SNACK PACKS for Schools
Enlisted Volunteers at a Car Show
Made Flyers to Distribute at Car Show
Made Poster for Advertising our Organization
Cleaned neighborhood streets
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Data used:
 We used Statistics from The Samaritan Center, a
Sampling of Friends and Family, Car Enthusiasts,
and from marching in the Rogers Christmas Parade.
We used a pie chart, a line chart, and a pictograph
which you will see shortly.
How did you organize data and draw conclusions.
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We used data that we gathered from serving at the soup
kitchen and serving on Sunday mornings to help us .
How did you use standard deviation of a data set?
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We found the mean (average), median and mode
Then we calculated the standard deviation.
Information was gathered from the Samaritan Center.
 Computers
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Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Power Point (AMANDA LOVES)
Internet
Wikis
 Graphing
Calculators
 Cell Phones
 Digital Cameras
 Poster Machine
Located Nonprofit
Organizations
Passed out
brochures to
the
Community
Motivate
Others to
Catch the
Vision of
Volunteering
Designed
Brochures
Learned to
Practice What
We Preached:
Volunteered
Ourselves
Organized
A.O.K. Event
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Wednesday Sept. 17, 08 met with Samaritan Center
(Jane Rolland)
Sunday 21, 08 Serving breakfast @ Samaritan Center
Thursday for next 3 weeks serving Lunch
Monday Sept. 22nd putting together snack packs going
forward
Monday Sept. 22nd Initial Proposal due
Wed. Sept. 24th Put together snack packs for schools
Thurs. Oct. 9th Put together snack packs for schools
October 15th started walking neighborhoods picking
up trash
October 31st Walked neighborhood picking up trash
October 24th finished brochures and printed off
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November 11th started making research questions on
community
November 12th did survey on Community Service
November 21st worked on PowerPoint
November 22nd Pass out brochures at Car Show
Group members serving at Samaritan Center throughout
semester on Wednesday & Thursday
November 30th Springdale Samaritan Center Served Thanks
giving meal.
December 1st march in parade pass out A.O.K brochures,
worked on final Presentation
December 5rd Final Presentation due
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SNAP
ArKids First
Medicare
SNAP: 4629 cases B.C. / 160480 in Arkansas
ArKids First: 5000 cases in B.C. / 125000 in Arkansas
Medicaid: 26470 cases in B.C. /610412 in Arkansas
*Benton County has the Second Highest number enrolled in ARKids First in
State
Information by: Preston Haley, Division of County Operations at the
Department of Human Services
4629
5000
26470
SNAP
ArKids First
Medicare
Have you ever volunteered for a local
organization before?
A.
B.
C.
What organization have you volunteered?
What other ways have you served your
community?
For what reasons did you serve your
community? ( Work, School, College)
have not volunteered
45 out of 60 people
Volunteered for an
organization
15 out of 60 people
have never
volunteered
have volunteered
25%
75%
What organizations have you
volunteered at
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Helping Hands
Boy Scouts
Boys & Girls Club
Samaritan Center
Child of Angels Fellowship
Red Cross
Restoration Village
Habitat for Humanity
Battered Women’s Shelter
Salvation Army
Angel Food Ministries
Richardson Center
Seven hills
Other ways people have served
the community
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City of Bentonville/Rogers
Volunteer CNA
Volunteer Firefighter
Bentonville/Rogers Public
Schools
Mission Trips
Public servant in Politics
Community Walk-a-bout
Rogers Youth Center
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Angela
Amanda
Charla
Chris
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
“ I have dealt with abuse in my family for along time so it is my personal decision to
give my time to the battered women's shelter who has brought our family security in
the worse of times”
( Anonymous)
“ Working in Construction we work with a lot of families who are in need and don’t
have the financial stability to have a livable home and through our company we were
able to give deserving families homes that they need”
( Anonymous)
“ I have not gotten the chance to actually volunteer at a organization but in the mean
while I am working as a volunteer at my church as a preschool teacher and love
working with children”
(Anonymous)
First Sunday of Month
Number of People
January
45
February
60
March
84
April
97
May
115
June
101
July
110
August
90
September
83
October
89
November
120
December
124
 Mean:
93.1people
 Median: 93.5 people
 Mode: No similarities
 Range: 50 people
 Midrange: 84.5 people
 Standard Deviation: 22.52
Wednesdays
Number of People
Week 1
45
Week 2
32
Week 3
25
Week 4
34
Week 5
51
Week 6
60
 Mean:
41.6
 Median: 56.5
 Mode: no similarities
 Range: 35
 Midrange: 42.5
 Standard Deviation: 8.22
Developed People Skills
Working with Fellow Students Within Our Group
Cooperation
Responsibility
Time Management
Networking Within the NWACC Community
Developed Relationships With Samaritan Center Employees
Met and Mingled with O’Reilly’s Staff
Communicated with EAST Lab director
Learned from Our Math for AAS Teacher
Overall Professional Enrichment
Academically
Technology
Service to the Community
Debbie Rambo- Director of Samaritan Center
Jane Rowland- Care advocate
Megan Needham- Care advocate
Brandy Knight- Snack Packs Program Coordinator
Gary Evans- Dental Clinic
Charlene Phillips- General Manager for O’Reilly’s
in Rogers
 People
can continue our work in
many ways:
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Educating Others about the Needs of
Community Organizations
Going forward with the Work of AOK at
The Samaritan Center
Meeting the Physical Needs of People in
Their Circle of Influence
 East/Empacts
future students can
get a “Vision to Volunteer” in
his/her own time