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2019 Freshman Orientation Community Service, Album 1

a sign on a building

The final day of Freshman Orientation opens with students completing community service projects in Crawfordsville and Montgomery County. This group worked at the Montgomery County Youth Service Bureau.

a man holding a bag of garbage

Patrick Beam '23 (center) moves a bag of mulch, while Josh Kramer '23 assists.

a group of people cleaning the ground

Here, Noah Martin '23 spreads mulch along the south side of the building.

a man digging in the ground

Shewa Gared '23 removes weeds after the landscape fabric and mulch is laid.

a man digging a hole in the ground

Orientation leader Erik Lakomek '21 wasn't shy about helping out.

a group of men bent over to put on a black mat

(from far to near) Tyler Danielewicz '23, Gared, and Beam smooth landscape fabric near the YSB's front door.

a man holding a plastic bag

Zachariah Alvarado '23 uses the over-the-shoulder technique to transport mulch.

a man holding a shovel in front of a building

Nick Drehs '23 removes weeds along the building's east side.

a group of people digging in the dirt

Cole Vassilo '23 (center, in black hat) smooths mulch, while Kramer (in blue) and Ben Marino '23 (foreground) help with clean up.

a group of people with shovels in front of a brick wall

(from left) Lakomek, Marino, and Danielewicz repurpose a mulch bag as a waste recepticle in cleaning up around the YSB.

a group of people cleaning the ground

Alvarado (foreground) and Ian Rollins '23 (blue hat) put the finishing touches on a supply of mulch.

a group of people posing for a photo

The students in Professor Michele Pittard's 'The Pursuit of Happiness' Freshman Tutorial (from left): Adam Hilliard'23; Alvarado; Danielewicz; Kramer; Lakomek, orientation leader; Casey Donovan '23; Beam; Coledon Johnson '23; Martin; Rollins; Marino; Gared; Andy Posledni '23; Vassilo; and Drehs.

a woman helping an older woman to paint a bird house

Hickory Creek Activities Director Sherry Bratcher sets up the morning craft—Wabash students of Professors David Kubiak and Matt Carlson spent the morning washing windows and visiting with residents.

a man using a drill to drill a piece of wood

Hawk Ricketts ’23 helps put together a birdhouse for residents. Hickory Creek Activities Director Sherry Bratcher says residents 'enjoy having company around—gives them more interaction, and a different approach to things' than the people they see everyday."

a group of people looking at something on a table

Stuart Anker ’23, Hawk Ricketts ’23, and Orientation Mentor Frank Russel ’20.

a boy throwing a yellow object

David Underwood ’23 gives residents a clearer view.

a man wearing glasses and a hat cleaning a window

Cross Gibson ’23 washes windows at Hickory Creek.

a group of people using drill to drill wood

Hawk Ricketts ’23. Students also visited residents in their room: "These people are so full of history," says Bratcher.

a group of people working on a project

Jon Barker ’23 and Mason Allen ’23 paint a birdhouse with Brenda.

a group of people sitting at a table

Axzel Silva ’23 and Nolan Hughes ’23 talk with Chris as they paint.

a man and woman sitting at a table

Max Lundy ’23 helps Brenda with some clean-up.

a man painting a birdhouse

Benjamin Bullock ’23 painted the birdhouse…

a group of men sitting at a table

…and Nate Pairitz ’23 added a Wabash W.

yellow towels from a railing

Many hands made quick work of the window washing.

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