Heather Calnan

As Fundraising Coordinator, I worked closely with the Council President, VP, and Treasurer. We organized all of our events together and split up volunteers to brainstorm and help each meeting. I organized the "Bottle and Can" drive, which helped us raise the most money for the Council. I also worked as part of the team to prepare for and host events such as "Walk for Water."

Although I did not have many times that I could work with Circle K, the times that I could were incredible. I began by helping with "Rebuild the Wall," which is a project focused on rebuilding history via the long, stone wall that runs through Geneseo. The most rewarding experiences that I had involved advocacy for abused women. I participated in the ABW Annual Phon-a-thon (via another club) and helped clean one of the safe houses that women and their children were living in temporarily.

As a tutor for the L.I.V.E.S. Program at SUNY Geneseo, I tutored students with disabilities that were enrolled in the program. The program is through BOCES and helps students with disabilities transition from high school to college or living independently. I assisted with math, reading, writing, comprehension, and daily living skills. I acted as a mentor to students as well through talking about my own college experience.

I learned one student-choreographed dance each semester and performed with the group at the end of each semester.

This optional program was offered at the Village of Geneseo Public Library. A retired school teacher taught us several literacy strategies that we could use for tutoring children. We were supposed to have children coming in for several weeks for tutoring but that fell through. Regardless, it was a wonderful experience.

I currently provide private tutoring sessions to two children in Grades 1 and 4. I tutor them in Math and ELA twice per week. Their parents are not native speakers so we sometimes discuss different customs and inconsistencies in the English language.