

{"id":28,"date":"2024-10-11T16:56:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T20:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T20:39:50","slug":"community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Volunteering at the Cherry Pantry and Tree House Books allowed me to connect with others, contribute positively to their lives, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. These experiences have taught me that even small acts of kindness can make a big difference and have shaped my belief in the power of empathy and connection\u2014values I carry with me into both my personal and professional life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Tree House Books<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Tree-House-Books-Logo-1024x484.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Tree-House-Books-Logo-1024x484.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Tree-House-Books-Logo-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Tree-House-Books-Logo-768x363.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Tree-House-Books-Logo-1536x726.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Tree-House-Books-Logo.jpeg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Volunteer Librarian:<\/strong> Combined my passion for reading <em>and <\/em>volunteering at Tree House Books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Literacy for All:<\/strong> The Giving Library at at Tree House Books provides <strong>FREE<\/strong> new and used books for children, teenagers, and adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Non-Profit Impact:<\/strong> Proud to support Tree House Books, a dedicated non-profit organization in North Philadelphia, promoting literacy and community empowerment.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehousebooks.org\">Learn more about Tree House Books<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>The Barnett &amp; Irvine Cherry Pantry<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Cherry-Pantry-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Cherry-Pantry-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Cherry-Pantry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Cherry-Pantry-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/files\/2024\/10\/Cherry-Pantry.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Volunteered at the <strong>Barnett &amp; Irvine Cherry Pantry<\/strong>, Temple University&#8217;s food pantry dedicated to combating student hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open to All<\/strong>: Items are available to anyone with an active <strong>OWLcard<\/strong>, including students, staff, and faculty, fostering a supportive community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Impact<\/strong>: Aided in the pantry\u2019s impressive <strong>9,000 visits and distribution of 20,000+ pounds of produce<\/strong> during the 2023-2024 academic year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteering at the Cherry Pantry and Tree House Books allowed me to connect with others, contribute positively to their lives, and promote diversity, equity, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/community-engagement\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Community Engagement<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":36177,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/erawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}