{"id":5973,"date":"2020-04-13T14:06:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2020-04-13T14:06:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:06:49","slug":"passion-for-volunteering-brandon-roy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2020\/04\/13\/passion-for-volunteering-brandon-roy\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion for volunteering: Brandon Roy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Megan Finlan \u201921, staff writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After coming to Lebanon Valley College in the fall of\n2016, Brandon Roy found his passion not only in his academics, but through participating\nin over 100 hours of volunteer work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his four years at LVC, Roy has dedicated\nhis time to his studies and helping others through multiple volunteer projects.\nHe primarily worked with the American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA)\nbased out of Lebanon where he packed and sorted medical supplies, assembled\nfurniture, such as cribs, and did some heavy lifting loading supplies for their\ntransport to Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy time with AFCA gave me much more back than what I\nput in,\u201d Roy said. \u201cWhen you volunteer, there is this sensation that only the\naction itself can reveal, and I felt it every time. The amount of supplies that\nthe organization gets to Africa is amazing and I was so happy to have just a\nsmall part in volunteering there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past summer, Roy attended Cornell University\nwhere he interned with Cornell AgriTech. He focused on plant pathology which is\nthe study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens and environmental\nconditions. During this internship, Roy had the opportunity to experience the\nextension work the college was doing with elementary schools to teach students\nabout the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Cornell, I only got to witness others doing\nextension work, but I knew that I wanted to try it,\u201d Roy said. \u201cAfter reaching\nout to professors in the science department, Tri-Beta was able to organize the\nfirst Annville School District 6th<\/sup> Grade STEM field trip. This\nexperience was able to tie together my past internship and volunteer experience\ninto one bundle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with his volunteer work with AFCA and on campus,\nRoy also participated in an Outreach360 program teaching English in the\nDominican Republic over spring break in 2019, and he served meals at the\nBreaking Bread Food Pantry in Harrisburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cVolunteering\nwhile in school helped me to understand others,\u201d Roy said. \u201cI was able to meet\nso many other people from other walks of life and it allowed me to understand\nmy place in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roy is now preparing for graduation in May where he\u2019ll\nreceive his bachelor\u2019s degree in biochemistry & molecular biology. His next\nstep is graduate school at Cornell University where he aspires to teach in a\ncollege setting. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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