SUZANNE BANGERT

Community Service is Elementary

Suzanne Bangert is a full-time student and mother who commits a lot of her time to the community.  One may be surprised how she accomplishes taking 18 credit hours, being the mother of two young boys, and volunteering in the community.  Suzanne's children attend Windsor Hill Elementary School in North Charleston.  Suzanne volunteers at the school.  Aside from the full-time job of being a mother Suzanne thinks its important to be a part of her community.  One may be inspired by Suzanne’s accomplishments as a successful student, mother, and community volunteer.

Community Service (current and past):  I currently volunteer at Windsor Hill Elementary School.  I help out in the front office, the classrooms, and serve as a test monitor.  I am currently a room parent for my son's class.  As a room parent I organize all the activities for his class for the year.  On September 14th, 2004 I organized a volunteer activity for my teaching social studies class.  The volunteer activity was called a Day for Caring. The purpose for the Day of Caring was to improve the safety regulations at  Windsor Hill Elementary School.  For example, as a group we improved the safety regulations on the playground and painted the stairs with non-skid paint.  It was a great opportunity for our class to bond as a group and make a difference in the children's school environment. 

Most memorable volunteer experience?  During Christmas-time my family and I help the Salvation Army hand out bags of toys to children in need.  I was so amazed that all the brand new toys were donated to the Salvation Army.  We gave away brand new bicycles and large bags of a variety of toys.  It was an amazing experience with my family.  We all enjoyed helping the underprivileged children.  The most rewarding part was to see the big smiles in the children's faces.  These fellow College of Charleston students also participated in the Day of Caring:  Kathryn Ansley, Jennifer Bannon, Laine Bessent, Lara Borja, Kellie Buskness, Rachel Carpenter, Laurie Ferguson, Laila Gordon, Robie Moyer, Shaunyetta Rolle, Sara Schoch, Ruth Stedman, Jamie Vandetti, Katherine Waits, Angela White, and Katherine Wiseall.