My service learning experience was awesome!! I did my complete ten hours at the Echo Organization located in North Fort Myers. I had previously heard of the ECHO organization because students from one of my other classes had done some volunteer work with ECHO, but I wasn't actually aware of what it was. ECHO stands for Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization and it is a non-for profit Christian organization.
The first time I went to Echo I was amazed at how peaceful and tranquil the site is. There is definitely a positive energy that dwells in the people that work there as well as in the work that they do. Echo exists to help the poor on an international level especially in the agricultural aspect.
I dealt directly with the volunteer coordinator, Karen Franklin, that was very hospitable to myself and the other volunteers as she placed us to work in the
Get into the Gardening Event. For this event we basically guided guests to the right area for the tours or to buy plants as well as handed out fliers. The event had trees for sale and but also had different activities going on such as educational workshops and the ECHO tours.
The second time I went to volunteer they placed me to help in a seed bank to collect seeds off a lettuce tree that was bought to them from a missionary that had been to Australia. The task was simple but very time consuming I now know how much patience is needed when picking for seeds and being able to efficiently do the job.
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