Grassy Pond
Service Learning
By: Erin Kaiser
Grassy Pond
• Grassy Pond is a 500 acre recreation area
with a 275 acre pond that has 17 cabins,
39 RV/Tent sites, four group shelters and a
recreational boat area.
• This area is made for people who have
been in the military or are currently serving
in the military. This site allows people to
enjoy time away and enjoy the beautiful
outdoors for reasonable prices.
Grassy Pond: The Place
• I started my day off at two of the 17 cabins
available to rent. My job was to make sure
the cabins were spotless and perfect for the
next person to come stay.
I actually do not mind cleaning and I enjoyed it! I felt good that I
was helping people personally from the Military by giving them a
place to stay! The area was very beautiful too!
• I got a chance to help out by their
main attraction, the lake. I picked up
and organized life jackets of all sizes.
I picked up trash and other leaves
around the lake so the environment
stays nice and clean. I got to take a
boat out for a bit to clean up on the
lake itself. They had many barbeque
areas and sand volleyball courts so I
went around the whole complex and
picked up any trash or extra sports
equipment.
Why I picked Grassy Pond?
• I picked Grassy Pond because I personally
know a lot of people in the military and I
wanted to give back to the people who
give our country so much!
• Military people work so hard each and
everyday risking their life for ours. In the
past I had never come across a place like
Grassy Pond. A place that is so dedicated
to give back to the men in honor. I wanted
to be part of this organization by helping
them.
The Cabins I Cleaned!!
• Community Service is very important to me
because it is about giving back to people who
need your help. I believe the ability to give
back to people is a great gift and everyone has
potential to do so. I enjoy community service
personally because I am getting nothing back
from it. It is an opportunity to give your skills
and yourself to something else for a period of
time. I feel like I am healthy and happy and
have no reason to not be able to help other
people that might not be as fortunate as I am.
After doing community service I feel good
about myself naturally. It is a way to brighten
my day just a little bit further!!
Did I enjoy Community
Service?
• YES! I really enjoyed doing my
community service. I picked the place I
felt that I wanted to give my time to. I
am so glad I got an opportunity to help
out Grassy Pond by giving them my
services. I would go back to help again
and actually I have been back once more
because I liked it so much. I think they
run a great facility!
Community Service
• I had a great time doing community service for
this class
• In the future I am going to try to find more
time away from myself to give back to the
people who truly need it
• I would like to be more involved in such
organizations such as habit for humanity and I
would like to help the red cross.
• This opportunity has made me realize that
community service can be fun and interesting.
The End