Proposal Argument Essay about Community Service

Introduction: objectives of the activity :

1. To spread awareness to society about the environment.
2. To save the plants and the environment.
3. To build confidence and a positive self-image.
4. To enhance the students knowledge as well as to enhance skills.

On the 8th of August 2019, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, we conducted our major project at MSU’s U-Plaza. We decided to conduct a project related to the environment and we did our project by doing a mobile booth which meant walking around and spreading awareness or information. The main attraction of our project was we encouraged people to adopt a plant as adopting a plant can help make the environment better. The reason we chose to do this project was that community service is not only about helping those in need but also about making the world a better place. Most people do community service towards orphanages or towards the urban poor but nobody has ever done community service towards the environment. That is why we chose to do this project to make people realise that the environment needs our help and we have to make the environment better.

We have 3 groups for this project. The first group handled the booth, the second group handled the plants and the third group handled the flash mob. For our group which was me, Aliah Nakishah, Nur Afiza Hanim, Nur Afiqah Izzati, Naaganathini, and Puteri Syahirah were assigned to handle the booth and we were in charge of doing posters and pamphlets.

As for the financial budget plan for our group, we only spent about RM30 for printing the posters and the pamphlet. We also spent RM41.50 on the decorations for the booth.

Description of the activity conducted:

Pre-project:

Before the day of our project, we decided to have a meeting among our group members. The meeting was to discuss the tasks. Each team members have a given task according to their abilities. We conducted the meeting successfully and all our team members gave a positive response and were willing to complete this project together.

Firstly, we divided the task into 3 parts. The first task is planning. We planned the project in detail on what we wanted to decorate, what we wanted to buy for decorations, how the project will go along, and also mascots. This project was conducted by Afiza as she is the group leader. Then, the second task is budget. This task is conducted on Farhanah. She was responsible to buy things such as a mask for our costume (mascot), colored pencils, a board for the signature of the people who are adopting the plant, and also some ribbons for the decorations. The last part is poster, bookmarks and also pamphlets. This task have been given to Aliah and Afiqah for the poster. The bookmarks, it has been given to Seishini and Aina. Then, the pamphlet have been given to Nanthini.

Then, we only have a few days left before the project day. All of us were busy finishing up the given task. After Farhanah bought the stuff, Afiza and Puteri decorated the signature board and also the mascots together as they are willing to become the mascots. Then, Aliah and Afiqah have finished their poster and they were ready to print it. Except for the bookmarks and also pamphlets because of some problems. But, 2 days before the project day, they can finish up their bookmarks and also pamphlets and also be ready to print them. We expected these tasks will be finished a week before the final project day. But, due to the presentation that each group member had for their subjects, our tasks were pending for a while due to these issues.

We as group members have been prepared for our physical, mental, and also emotions while handling this project. We as a group members united together and also spent some energy and time to complete the task together before the project day. So this is how we prepared physically for completing this awareness campaign for our project. Then, we as group members were also prepared mentally. We think of others' way if our plan is not suitable and also we think about how to make this project become a good project and will give a positive impact on us. We also think and plan for the decorations of the poster, bookmarks, and also pamphlets. We also have been discussing who is going to explain to everyone about our campaign. So, this is how we as group members prepared mentally. Finally, we also prepared emotionally. This is because some of our group tasks are going to be unexpected. But, we do not want to stress it out. We also decreased our anger and stress if our group members make a problem because, we think that, we as group members do not want to argue because other group members also have their own work for other subjects. We still think happily and gave good ideas for our project. This is because, if we work under stress, we will not produce a quality product. So, we change our mindset to if we are stressed, we will speak up about why we are stressed and try to handle it together. So this is how we managed our emotions for this projects.

In conclusion, this is how we plan our projects. We realized there were some mistakes from us while handling this project. But, we still did our best for the project. From handling this project, we know how to handle important events in the future. This project has taught us about leadership skills, thinking skills, and others. This is a good and also a fun project for us. Finally, due to our project being about an awareness campaign which was about adopting the plant and saving the earth, we also realize that our young generations like us must do this kind of campaign for our good deeds and for our goods. This is how we learn to love our earth and to save our earth. We love community service subjects!

Post-project:

Firstly, we all gathered in the classroom at 1.50 pm. After the tasks have been divided among each student, at 2.30 pm we went down to the U-Plaza.

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During the project, there were two groups. One group was spreading awareness across the U-Concourse to the Hub section, and another group was spreading awareness around U-Plaza. After that, for the highlight, at 3.15 pm flash mob groups made a performance to attract more people to join our campaign. The flash mob performances ended at 3:35 pm.

In this project, there are many initiatives that we have provided. The first is the mascot. The mascot was two animals which are a unicorn and a monkey. Mascots have made a huge impact on this project. People are more attracted to taking pictures with the mascots because of their cute characters. When people surrounded a mascot, it was easier for us to explain the awareness that we were running.

Second initiatives was we provided a variety of reading materials for people who are willing to take their time to hear the explanation from us. Among them we have created A3 sized posters related to the environment to make it easier for people to read clearly even far. In addition, we also provided a board adorned with very beautiful and creative decorations. After listening to the explanation, people can sign and write quotes or any words related to the environment on this board.

Thirdly, we have also provided pamphlets and bookmarks to people. By giving these pamphlets, we hope the people can understand well about all the information that we already convey. In the brochure, we put a lot of new knowledge about the environment. Indirectly, this can increase their knowledge about the environment that they do not know over the years. We emphasize the care of the environment well and always together without any sense of selfishness for the sake of future generations. Bookmarks are also provided with pamphlets. In these bookmarks, there are words that encourage people to adopt a plant. Adopting a plant can give a large effect on the earth.

Apart from the above, there are two other initiatives being undertaken which were flash mob performance and giving free plants to people. After spreading our awareness to people, the highlight, flash mob performance was made to the people. This flash mob performance only lasts about 20 minutes. By using the song Kill This Love, Blackpink attracted and brought more people to join our campaign as the song is popular nowadays.

And then, after people are willing to listen to our explanations, they were given free plants to adopt at home. It is encouraged to adopt a plant in order to green the earth. It can help to reduce ozone levels in urban areas. Next, it is essential to life because it can create the very air we breathe and filter air pollution that can cause illness to the healthy body. Other than that, it can help to cool the earth by removing carbon dioxide from the air and offering energy-saving shade that reduces global warming.

Lastly, after everything was done, we went back to gather in the classroom at 3:45 pm. While in the classroom, our lecturer congratulated us because we were able to complete this project successfully. The lecturer asked the leaders of each group to provide some feedback, either it is good or bad. After the feedback session ended, at 4.10 pm we all dispersed.

In conclusion, there are many initiatives that have been taken in order to attract people to join this campaign. All the initiatives that we did have a large impact or a good impression on our project. Indeed, this project could give a new experience to all students. Students can learn to improve their leadership skills, communication skills, accountability, teamwork skills and so on. It is hoped that such a project can be further developed in the future.

Learning experience:

Key Experiences Response To share

Toleration

• This attitude is a necessary attitude in a group.
• Toleration toward the group member while doing an activity is a must to achieve success in the activity.
• Toleration that our group member was good. It showed when the other tried to cover if the information that had been delivered were incorrect or insufficient.
• Toleration is an attitude that needs to be practiced in the young generation to achieve a high level of moral value in each person.

Teamwork

• Teamwork is one of the obligations that need to be practiced in the group while doing activities.
• Our group members showed good teamwork while doing this major project. It showed when each member keeps in touch with others while giving awareness and adopting a plant.
• Good results in a project are based on the teamwork that is given by each group member and the younger generation needs to be involved in teamwork to make a good society.

Punctual

• Punctual time for each member is a must if there are late submissions it will infect the whole activity.
• Based on the major project that has been done the punctuality was bad because there was late submission and the member was late.
• Time management is something important that needs to be learned to increase the percentage of success for future activities.

Leadership

• Leadership is an attitude that needs to show by the leader to give instruction to the group members.
• The leadership showed in the major project when the leader give instructions to other members to divide the task and group to make the awareness become easier.
• The leader for the future project needs to be aware of the information and the task that instructs another meme

Conclusion:

In conclusion, it is not easy to complete a construction or a project without coordination and communication among the team members involved in the project. There are so many considerations and tasks that must be done before starting any kind of project.

Based on this major project, we have realized that time management has an important role in doing something. Remember to delegate and share with your teammates to even the workflow to finish up the task quickly and with less stress. In addition, teamwork is the key to finishing our project successfully. Teamwork in our group challenges us to deal with varying opinions, methods, and experience levels. As team members, we may find ourselves disagreeing with teammates struggling to cooperate on the project. Learning to compromise and communicate effectively with the other team members help us work productively toward a common goal. The result of effective teamwork is a finished product that meets or exceeds expectations. So, to finish our project, we should have teamwork in every single thing we do.

Finally, we have done our major project successfully. We faced lots of problems and stress in this project but we managed to sort out the problems with our teammates. By handling this project, we have learned many things. Hopefully, our community service lecturers are satisfied with the way we handled the project.