TS: This experience changed me
Bell word: Change

SD: I learned to be more compassionate
Echo word to be used: Modify
CM: I modified my behavior towards the less fortunate
CM: Instead of shying away from them, I now go and try to help them

SD: I now watch my food and save my money
Echo word to be used: Alter
CM: I altered how I lived by saving money more and checking my food for expiration dates
CM: I do this because I don’t want to end up in poverty like so many other Connecticut residents

SD: I look for opportunities to be helpful
Echo word to be used: Changed
CM: I changed my behavior because I now look for ways to help other people, even in tiny things
CM: I know that helping somebody else in need helps yourself a little bit inside

CS: I changed thanks to this experience at the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center for the better

TS: Looking back, what would I have done differently?
Bell word: Different
SD: I didn’t communicate with the other volunteers a lot
Echo word to be used: Distinct
CM: I stuck to my distinct jobs
CM: I didn’t talk to the other volunteers unless I had to

SD: I would’ve helped more people
Echo word to be used: Separate
CM: Some people came in that really needed help, but since they didn’t have the form that said you were approved to receive food from the PNC, we couldn’t help them
CM: I would have helped them, even though they were separate from those who had been approved

SD: All these children that came in stood to one side, very uncomfortable as their parents got food
Echo word to be used: Apart
CM: These kids looked really nervous as they stood apart from us
CM: I would’ve comforted them more, maybe given them a cookie from our bakery table while they waited

CS: I would’ve done a few things differently, but basically I felt that I did a lot of good at the PNC.

TS: I can relate the story and themes in To Kill a Mockingbird to the PNC
Bell word: Relate

SD: The black members of Maycomb don’t get a lot to eat and are poor
Echo word to be used: ARE SIMILAR TO
CM: The colored members of Maycomb are similar to the poverty stricken members of America
CM: They have next to none money and don’t have a lot of food

SD: Atticus
Echo word to be used: Comparable
CM: Atticus is comparable to the people who work at the PNC
CM: He cares about his clients and tries to help them the best he can, which is what we at the PNC strive to do

SD: The Ladies Meeting that Aunt Alexandra held
Echo word to be used: Akin
CM: The meeting that Aunt Alexandra with all of the Ladies is akin to the PNC work CM: All of those ladies work for the benefit of the community like the people at the PNC

CS: To Kill a Mockingbird is similar to my work at the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center

TS: My research increased my understanding of what the PNC deals with

Bell word: Understand

SD: Hunger is a big issue in America and Connecticut

Echo word to be used:  Appreciate

CM: Hunger is a huge problem in CT and I now appreciate that fact

CM: An average of 20% of people in cities go hungry daily

SD: Connecticut is trying to stop poverty and hunger

Echo word to be used: Know

CM: I know that Connecticut is trying to prevent poverty and hunger within its state boundaries

CM: Connecticut was the first state to publically announce its goal to cut child poverty in half by 2012

SD: Too many people are poor and hungry in America

Echo word to be used: Realize

CM: 14% of America is considered to be under the poverty line

CM: I realized that far too many people are dependent on food pantries for food when I researched poverty and hunger in America

CS: My research increased my understanding of the PNC because it told me exactly how much of Connecticut and America rely on us for meals

TS: I think I did a lot of good by working at the PNC
Bell word: Good

SD: I checked for expired food
Echo word to be used: Help
CM: I made sure that no one would get old or rotten meals
CM: I helped everyone that came in came away with fresh food that was safe

SD: I stocked the pantry
Echo word to be used: Supported
CM: By packing and unpacking food, I supported the PNC’s efforts to keep their pantry stocked
CM: Because I helped keep the pantry full, everyone who came into the PNC ate

SD:I sorted clothing
Echo word to be used: Benefit
CM: I sorted clothing for underprivileged children
CM: They benefited from the warm coats and clothes

CS: I feel like I did lots of good while working

TS: Challenges I experienced while working at the PNC

Bell word: Difficult

SD: Too many people needed food

Echo word to be used: Hard

CM: So many people, young and old, strong and weak, desperately needed food

CM: It was hard to watch people keep walking in through our doors because they had to have food, and couldn’t afford it

SD: Ebb and flow of food

Echo word to be used: Tricky

CM: Amount of food that came in was tricky

CM: One day we had tons, the next we had none

SD: Some people that came in were angry

Echo word to be used: Complicated

CM: They blamed us for the problems in their lives

CM: They complicated our life by demanding certain foods and talking nastily to us

CS: The work at the PNC was hard, but satisfying

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TS: I chose the PNC for my service project

Bell word: Helpful

SD: The Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center is a very helpful place

Echo word to be used: Cares

CM: It cares about the less fortunate in their community

CM: It strives to help the poor by giving food and clothing to the needy

SD: I felt like I could truly help there

Echo word to be used: Aid

CM: From my first look inside, I saw people trying to make a difference, just like I wanted to do

CM: I was aiding Connecticut in a very real way by distributing food

SD: Amount of help I did

Echo word to be used: Assist

CM: In 2009, 14.6% of Connecticut reported not having enough money to buy food

CM: I assisted to help correct that problem by working to give out food at the PNC

CS: I feel like I did a lot to help in the few short weeks I worked at the PNC, and I was enormously pleased to be able to lend a hand to the poor