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Get Ready for a FreshSTART at Penn State

June 19, 2014 by Diane Cascioli   

There are a multitude of ways to help contribute to service that you will learn about upon your arrival in the fall.  One particular service opportunity I was lucky to get involved with at the very beginning of my freshman year at Penn State was FreshSTART.  This is a day of service on one of the first weekends at school in which incoming freshmen can participate.  Hundreds of freshmen new to Penn State are split into random groups and assigned different locations and tasks to complete during the day.  In my personal experience, my group helped to mulch and paint bricks at a local recycling site.

This day is an incredible opportunity to get involved from the very start of your first year here.  It allowed me to become more familiar with the local community right away and feel more at home in this new place I was living.  Also, FreshSTART was a great bonding experience in which I was able to make many new friends; ultimately making the campus feel even smaller and less daunting from the beginning, as it felt more comfortable to be able to see familiar faces all over campus after the day of service.  Also, I was so passionate about FreshSTART that it actually allowed me to gain a leadership position for next fall as a mentor to incoming freshmen throughout the day, so hopefully I will see many of you there!


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