When I wrote last week’s blog, I was in the beginning stages of writing my article on Impact Day. I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to speak with Brittany Walker, the Elon senior responsible for organizing the event. My interview with Brittany was a really great experience, and it left me truly impressed with her drive to give back to the community.
Initially, I thought that Impact Day was important because it made community service accessible and easy for students to participate in. Brittany made me see how a big part of doing service is being willing to give even when it’s not easy and convenient.
Not only did she take on the daunting task of organizing the entire event by herself, recruiting volunteers and coordinating with service sites, but she didn’t shy away from addressing the sites’ greatest areas of need. Brittany sounded fairly enthusiastic about the fact that she would spend the day cleaning, weeding and doing other tasks that are a bit more labor-intensive than a lot of other service opportunities.
Brittany is extremely active in community service, and told me that her sorority’s four members racked up around 300 service hours last year. The fact that she holds two chair positions in her sorority, is the director for LINCS, and still makes service a priority is truly impressive to me.