Intern Archive Post's
Wrapping Up and Moving Forward
This year, I was working with Ogallala Commons as an intern to translate promotional materials into Spanish. With my first and second internships, I had practice working in Spanish as

Final Blog
I started out my internship with the plans of bettering my communication with the doctors, better teamwork skills, and professionalism. I was able to watch the nurses that I was

Common Wealth
Blog #3 My Community Commonwealth The commonwealth of a community is always present but seldom pondered. It is the collective assets that are available to everyone within that community, regardless

A Small Heart Grew Three Sizes that Day
By Kate Schieferecke My summer was full of fascinating people in a deeply interesting community. My community partners, K-State Research and Extension and LiveWell Finney County, gave me valuable and

Blog 3: Commonwealth Assets
I Live in a small town called Canyon but I also live close to a bigger town called Amarillo. I grew up in Amarillo so to me both towns are

Community Service
As a part of my Ogallala Commons internship volunteer hours, I had the privilege to help out at the Covenant Hospital in Plainview, Texas. At the hospital, I volunteered in

Community Service
For my community service project, I wanted to help out the city of Amarillo by helping the Habitat for Humanity project. Turns out, there is a Habitat for Humanity Re-Store

Convos over Meals (on Wheels)
Just a year ago, with school ending and summer opening up more time, my brother and I decided that we wanted to complete some volunteer work. We considered several options

A Look Back, A Step Forward
With my first internship experience with Ogallala Commons coming to a close, I wanted to take some time to reflect on all that has happened and provide some insight on

In All Her Green and Gold Glory
Having spent my entire childhood and adolescence in a sweet little town on the northeast side of the Texas Panhandle named Pampa, I feel fairly confident in saying that I’m

Volunteer Work
For my volunteer work, I handed out backpacks filled with school supplies for Garden City’s “Stuff the Bus” program and I cleaned up at the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. My

Blog 3: Commonwealth
I had the opportunity to learn so much during my internship with Ogallala Commons, including what a Commonwealth is. A commonwealth is a group of assets belonging to a community.

The dirt on THE best community service experience ever
I recently had the best Community Service experience ever! I was able to go to Camp Amache near Granada Colorado, and volunteer as an archeologist for a day. This was