By Sarah Larkin Wilson students care. A prime example of that is Wilson’s very own Caring for Kids club, or CFK. CFK started out in early 2014 when its founders were in their sophomore year of high school. The founders noticed that there weren’t a lot of ways for students to interact directly with children in need, so they decided the best way to create the opportunity would be through a club. A regular meeting of CFK is almost like an open forum where the regular members of the club have opinions that are valued to the same level as the officers’ opinions. The officers review the upcoming activities and leave the floor open for suggestions that will be taken into account. This creates a cohesive feeling which is necessary for a club that is attempting to create a stronger community in general.
Some officers of the club include the president and vice president who are Jenny Gao and Sneha Anmalsetty, respectively. The club’s main goal is to help out younger kids in the community through different events and activities. For example, CFK participated in Dr. Nirav Patel’s Foundation’s annual 5K run, which helps to raise money for various health-related children’s organizations. At this event, CFK members set up a kids’ fair, letting children or siblings of the runners learn more about their well-being while the run was occurring. CFK members also took part in fundraising events for organizations like St. Joe’s Children’s Hospital, where the club bought and donated wrapped Christmas presents for children being treated there. They also made crafts with younger children through Berks Women in Crisis and also volunteered at the Opportunity House. A frequent event for CFK is the Sensory Storytime at the Spring Township Library, which occurs every two weeks and includes reading and interacting with children on the autistic spectrum. Each different Sensory Storytime, there is a new theme, like dancing, to bring joy to the children there in various ways. In the future, the fairly new club hopes to solidify ties with the multiple organizations they are currently working with. CFK also wants to start holding certain events annually to become a more concrete part of the community that holds events that the children can look forward to every year. But CFK doesn’t just give children in need something to look forward to; it gives the members of the club to be excited for. The club’s members learn to enjoy volunteering and get a sense of fulfillment from it rather than a sense of obligation to volunteer. As one of the club’s officers, Sneha Anmalsetty, said, “Volunteering is not a chore if you are truly doing something that you believe will help the community.”
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