India Burgess's portfolios
Operation Christmas Child 2012
Boxes and Boxes of Love
About the Silent Scream Event
The Silent Scream Event was created to reach out to the psychological and emotional needs of the student body on campus. Several times throughout my academic years at Pace, there was an incident which left students in emotional trauma or instability. Though we have Counseling Centers available on campus, many of my peers don't take advantage of the free service becuase they feel they don't need it or don't realize they are suffering from signs of depression and suicidal thoughts. This is why we held, "Silent Scream". Our goal was to reach out to the students by co-sponsoring with both the Counseling Center and the Psychology Club so that the message hit home strong that help is a call away when students need it.
Volunteering Experience
Volunteering at the Sharing Shelf helped me to have so much more appreciation for the men and women involved in community service. From volunteering that day, I realized how much work goes into helping others. We sorted the clothing by gender and size and disposed of donated clothing unfit to wear.
It truly had an impact on me and everyone who came can agree that we learned the importance of giving back to the community takes a team effort.
I returned again in Spring 2012 once again for Pace Makes a Difference Day.
My Activities
I was the head choreographer of D.A.I.L.Y. Steps on campus. It's a praise dance ministry that performs at every semi-annual P.I.P.E. Concert. The group was started by Joanne Cola and has been performing since Fall of 2008. I joined Spring 2009 and became a choreographer for the group from Spring 2010 to Spring 2012.
Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC)
I am also a member of Cru [formally known as Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) at Pace]. I've been a member of Cru since my freshman year but I became an active member Fall 2011. I began creating flyers for group that semester into the following year. Below are some of the flyers I created along with pictures from our events.
I later became the P.R. and the following fall became the Vice President.
CCC's Name Changed to "Cru"
CCC to Cru
Campus Crusade for Christ is a national group/ministry in the United States on college campuses. Because the owners changed the name, we wanted to slowly transition into the new name as well, so I created this picture as the new icon on campus for our group. (Below)