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When
it comes to accepting the call to volunteer,
SAIL
High School
students certainly step up to the challenge. On
Wednesday, November 12, 2003, SAIL students celebrated Remember
& Serve, focusing on those who serve as volunteers and
encouraging others to get involved in the community through volunteer
service. According to the
principal, Rosanne Wood, students have been studying historical figures
who have made a difference in various disciplines, and SAIL has created
graduation award designations for students with outstanding volunteer
service records. In
addition, VolunteerLEON, which is now an official certifying
organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Award, will honor
SAIL students who are eligible for the award with a service medallion
and a personalized certificate from the President of the
United States.
 SAIL
started the first high school chapter of VolunteerLEON Youth Corps and
their first major project was to organize a Volunteer Fair so that the
entire student body would be informed about opportunities for young
volunteers. By forming a
chapter through VolunteerLEON, SAIL will become the model school for
other school-based service-learning partnerships. SAIL is a trailblazing
school!
During
the Volunteer Fair, SAIL Youth Corps members served as  ambassadors to
community-based
organizations by making sure they felt welcomed to the campus and had
the necessary items for their display tables. Represented at the event were the following organizations:
Ability 1st (formerly Center for Independent Living),
America’s Second Harvest, American Red Cross, AmeriCorps*VISTA, Big
Bend Cares, Inc., Covenant Hospice, Diabetes and
You Project of the Frenchtown Revitalization Council, Elder Care
Services, Free the Children,
Kid’s Inc., Tallahassee
Senior Center, and VolunteerLEON. Students
had an opportunity to
interview representatives to find out basic information such as the name
of the volunteer coordinator, the hours students can volunteer, and
examples of the types of service youth can provide. This gave students an opportunity to not only pick up information
from the tables but also to actually talk to the representatives.
 SAIL students are doing great things in the community and are concerned about
many issues
including
environment, homelessness, hunger, disabilities, elders, kids, peace,
preservation and many more. The Youth Corps organized a Wish List Drive for the
Tallahassee-Leon Animal Shelter, and the Human Relations Club is collecting
household items for the residents of Bethany Family Apartments. Congratulations
to SAIL High School students for helping to make a difference in Leon County
through their volunteer efforts!
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