Ashraf Farhoud: Pharmacology ePortfolio

October: 5 hours of community service      The month of October was a busy one that went by in the blink of an eye! This month, I participated in a food drive with Vineyard Church in Kenner Louisiana. When I first arrived, I was a bit confused because I saw an incredibly long line of cars that I initially thought was the result of an accident. The closer I got toVineyard Church the more it became clear to me that the line of about 350 cars I passed were all people waiting for the food drive.       There were two groups of volunteers; the main group focused on bagging the groceries and the smaller group, which I was a part of, moved pallets of groceries from the trucks to the main group. The manual labor was grueling; I felt myself getting extremely tired after a couple of hours of work. I was in charge of managing the pallet jack and moving about 50 pallets of groceries from two 18-wheelers. The pastor of Vineyard Church operated the forklift to transport the pallets I brought to him. 

September: 5 hours of community service          The first dive into any type of new volunteer work is always an exciting experience. During the month of September, I got to send my very first handwritten letter addressed to a peer! I found the perfect pen pal to write to at Phoenix Assisted Care in North Carolina. Mr. Bill’s introduction said he loves soccer and wants to be pen pals with any soccer fans. I’ve played soccer for as long as I can remember. I only recently, however, became a more serious fan of watching the sport, rather than only watching the World Cup every four years. I was excited to write to Mr. Bill about all my experiences playing soccer while growing up and that I’m looking forward to hearing about his predictions for the Champions League. I’ve only received a handful of written letters in my life and a couple of them came during unexpected times of need.  During this pandemic, I’m sure there are countless senior-citizens who would love to just have someone to tal