This is the 2nd post about Deltas in Memphis this summer! See what some other sisters are up to!
Other Deltas are spending their summers working for non-profit associations like Youth Villages, where our Delta Laura Deines is a role model for young children and teens in the area that need a positive figure in their lives, or the Exceptional Foundation of West Tennessee, where Meredith Martin helps special needs adults live and adjust to their community. Jennifer Whatley, is interning at the Wolf River Conservancy, which is a non-profit landtrust working to preserve the Wolf River in Memphis.
Amanda Law is a Rhodes Summer Service Fellow and working for a non-profit organization called BRIDGES in Memphis, and in June, she was a facilitator for the Bridge Builders Junior Conferences. These are six day experiences for juniors in high school from all around the city that lay aside individual, social, economic and cultural differences to work for the benefit of all. Participants build the skills necessary to improve their self-confidence, strengthen their relationships, succeed in school and take action to build a healthy community. In July, she is working at BRIDGES's office developing a youth program called the Bridge Builders College Corps. It is an opportunity for college students to receive quality leadership training and to access meaningful volunteer experiences with middle and high school youth in the Greater Memphis community.
These Deltas are taking their summer to better the greater Memphis community. Service is an essential part of the Rhodes experience, and we could not be more proud of them!
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