What better way to show people gratitude than doing it while at campus!
The “Gratitude Project” event, was organized by the student club Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (C.A.R.P) at the green space on Wed, November 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For three days this week, this “Gratitude Project” was held outside the green space near the Theater Art building. Their purpose in making this project a 3-day event was to simply show students how much they are appreciated.
I interviewed one of the students in charge of the event, named Sophie, about the project.
“The purpose of doing a gratitude project is to make people feel loved. So, serving someone else, you can get a treat in return,” Sophie states.
Enlightened by their message, I continued into the interview, asking her for some insights into ‘gratitude’.
“Making sure or acknowledging their presence by saying, hey, I’m grateful that you are here, I’m grateful that you’re choosing to strive through the hard college work,” Sophie says as she gave me her examples of showing appreciation.
Looking over the activities they set up, such as the one that reads, “STATION ONE- Gratitude Zone”, which I found to be endearing. The three options students had included making cards, calling someone or making a bracelet. The point of having those options was to show the importance of spreading kindness to others.
I interviewed a male student named Winfield Brett, and I asked his opinion on the event.
“I think it’s very cool, very fun to do. I’m pretty sure a lot of people will come to enjoy this. Now it would be better if it was a warmer day instead of a cold, windy day, but overall, it was a cool project,” Winfield explains.
“Honestly, it’s a place for people to just have fun, feel some love and share that with other people. We have activities dedicated to people. We got card making, we got activities that help people reach out to those they love and just tell them that they appreciate them. It’s a time before thanksgiving, so you got to let them know how grateful you are,” explained Jacob, President of the CARP club.
Agreeing with his statement, fellow CARP member Isabel told me her thoughts. “Same thing. We’re just here to spread positivity on campus. That’s what our club strives to do, not just with this event, but with all the club meetings that we have. So hopefully through this event, people
are inspired and are interested in becoming people that can spread a lot of kindness and love on campus,” Isabel ranted.
The ‘Gratitude Project’ event happened Thursday and Friday, at the same place and time. This kind of event was needed as we got closer to our Thanksgiving Break, and it was a great reminder to not only spend time with the ones we care about, but also to show how much they mean to us.
