For this situation, I decided to do a CAS project that is going to provide goods for the rights of dogs and cats. Even, I know that it doesn’t make a big change in their life, I want to help them as much as I can. As the first step of our CAS Project, I made a group by taking my other two friends. Secondly, we had a group discussion about how we can develop the idea of providing food for the dog&cat shelter. According to our discussion, we decided to sell something to collect money for dog and cat food. The first thing we decided to sell was cookies but we get a warning about if someone gets poisoned we could be the ones who are accused by the school. So we decided to sell keyholder. It was pretty good idea. We collected keyholders which are in shape of cat, dog, bone, and fish. We did a quite good donation as we also sell them out of school. After we collected the money, we bought huge packets of cat and dog food. After that, we looked for the shelter which seems more in need. After we had a talk with the head of the shelter we took our foods there. The shelter we found was in Ümraniye. We had a chance to see how these animals living in the given bad conditions. Most of them were sick and have been getting a treatment. There, we had a chance to talk with the vet of the shelter and according to our conversation, I can say that they are doing the best they can. I appreciate it. I also tried to do my best by providing food for the animals in the shelter with my team. After that visit to a shelter, I found out that this is the beginning of the help that I'm going to do to the shelters and I am going to work in order to raise awareness.
Creativity
We prepared and collected the keyholders which are in the shape of cat, dog, bone, and fish. As it is something that involves creative thinking and as keyholders shape is connected to the aim of the project we referred to 'creativity'.
Activity
After we arranged the keyholders we determined a cost for each of them. Then, we sold these keyholders to our parents, friends etc. We didn't just sell them between our school friends. The main aim of selling these keyholders to the people was to provide the amount of money to get the dog&cat food for the shelter and raise awareness of the conditions provided in the shelters.
Service
We bought cat and dog food from the money that has provided from selling keyholders. After we bought the foods we took them to shelter and see them that they are going to right and best place. These animals need help but for now, the only way to help them is to provide good quality and amount of food. Hope we will do better with more projects.
Learning Outcomes
1- I identified my own strengths and developed areas for growth. I had a personal development through my personal experiences. I always knew that the animals in shelters don't live under good conditions but I wasn't expecting that much. I saw how sick they are and need help. I get out of my comfort zone and see the world that does not appear or shown to us. I saw the sadness and desperate looks. For now, one of my aim for the future is to help shelters and get a dog which is in need.
2- I demonstrated that challenges have been undertaken, developed new skills in the process. As I worked in a group, I developed my communication skill. As we come together and have some discussions about what we can do in order to achieve our aim, we saw that we are stronger together in a way of developing our ideas and reflecting on them. Through this process, I learned what are the tactics of selling a product and which products are good and effective in such a donation works. For example, in this project, I learned that it is not a good idea to sell food instead of something more lasting. Also, as we went to the shelter and communicated with the head of the shelter in Ümraniye, I learned how to communicate with a cooperation. They were welcome to good and beneficial ideas, therefore, we didn't have a difficulty.
3- Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience. I showed awareness by building a experience and by launching a new idea or process. We prepeared a one month plan and continued our project according to our plan. We didn't get out of the plan that we had determined at the beginning.
Plan of CAS Experience
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1-5 May
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5-12 May
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12-28 May
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29 May
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30 May
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Collecting the group and having a discussion in order to create and develop or project plan.
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Collecting and creating keyholders which are in the form of cat, dog, bone, and fish.
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Selling keyholders to the friends, family etc.
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Buying the dog and cat food from the money that had already collected.
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Going to the dog shelter
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4- Show commitment to, and perseverance in, CAS experiences. This was a process that took one month. During this time, as we worked collaboratively, we arranged our project in five part. We showed commitment as we worked according to the deadlines that we had determined at the beginning of the process.
5- Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively. As we worked collaboratively, everything became easier. We prepared everything easily and very fast. We didn't have a problem with arranging our time. We sold our key holders and as we were three it didn't take too much time. We achieved the amount of money to buy dog&cat food.
6- Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance. We showed our awareness about animal rights. We see that people don't treat well to animals and cause them to be sick, cripple by not taking responsible actions. As we talked with the vet at the shelter, he said that people hit the animals especially cats on the road and left them there. Also said that sometimes they found them or someone brings them to the shelter. We aimed to raise awareness of the people by referring to the bad conditions of animal shelters.
7- Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions. I showed awareness of the consequences of choices and actions in planning and carrying out CAS experiences. Animal rights are important as much as human rights.
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