Monday, March 7, 2016

The College Years: The Years Where You're Never Too Young To Make a Change

As a college student running a college-oriented blog, there are so many events for one to attend that can have the ability to impact someone. There are lectures, guest speakers, student meetings, and more. So often, we college students are determined to attend the above and more for our own personal needs. However, there’s much more to college than ourselves and our personal ventures.

So what did the officers and members of UF’s Chinese American Student Association do on Monday afternoon?


Raised money for a good cause, all while taking a break from school and having a good time.

As an organization, UF's CASA works to promote unity amongst their peers on campus, as well as those in need. Today, the organization had the chance to work with their fellow classmates in order to raise funds for two charities. 



Love Without Boundaries is an organization that focuses on providing for the well-being for orphaned children. China California Heart Watch focuses on providing funds for the promotion of better health care in China.

Today, UF's Chinese American Student Association decided it was their turn to help out.



You read right. A student association comprised of college students raised money for the betterment of people with pie. Well, "with pies" is what really should be said.




 CASA allowed its members and fell classmates to throw pies at their officers for just $1. Throwing pies at CASA officers is just what members of the organization and UF students did.



The event lasted for two hours. However, students quickly took up on the offer to have fun while raising money for important causes and the event was doing well by the end of the first hour.
For many, the two hours just was not enough. For just two hours during a school day, CASA officers, members, and students alike were able to step away from the stress of school and help those in need out.
Florida State University even got in on the action, sending an FSU CASA representative to UF to join in on the event.

So, what does this have to do with one's college experience? How is this post benefitting or impacting students?

During college there will be tears, stress, anger, and maybe even some failing moments. We tend to make those few college years all about us and what we need to do or what we want.

But there are other people out there. There are other people out there who may have it worse.

So often do we college students think that there's nothing we can do for those in need due to financial reasons or not having enough time.

We couldn't be more wrong. College is probably one of the best times to get out there and help others.

Why? Because it's so easy then to have fun and destress, while helping others out.
College doesn't have to be constantly stressful. You're not too young to help make a change in someone's life.

Put the books down for a few minutes and get out there,
Kayla
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