big BROTHER Her passion list also includesNew


Horizons (lc’s outdoor adventure and leadership development program), for which she was named the female leader of the year for her work as stu- dent trip coordinator and “LeaveNo Trace” trainer. Other big projects for Angela have


included creating an award-winning advocacy video onmountain top re- moval and attending theModel un. A political scienceminor, Angela’s fa- vorite classes to date have been world history with BethWood and “Quest for Justice” with Paul Kelbaugh ’71. “Why aren’t we learning fromhis- tory?” she wonders aloud. Angela spent the summer working


for smlGoodNeighbors Inc., a non- profit summer enrichment camp at nearby SmithMountain Lake for kids who receive free and reduced- cost lunches. Shemade videos for their website to promote the summer camp and highlight the dedicated work of the volunteers. The lc campus will likely be qui-


eter this fall while Amanda is inMilan studying Italian filmhistory.The community willmiss her videos and her leadership, for which she received lc’s top student leadership award and the electronicmedia award from the School of Communication and the Arts. She was also runner-up for theMacauley Caring Award. Angela hopes to continue to pro-


duce videos that educate and per- suade.Her ultimate goal is to be a college professor who can inspire other young videographers. “What can one person not do?” she asked.


lot of African-American males don’t have a posi- tive rolemodel.” Jaren says he would


someday like to teach or work for a nonprofit like Big Brothers/Big Sisters or the Boys andGirls Club. In themeantime, he


volunteers “all over cam- pus.”He has served as vice president and re- cruitment chair for Phi DeltaTheta and is cur- rently fundraising chair. The spring carnival broughtmany campus organizations together to providemore than twenty-four games for children. A $5 ticket cov- ered all the games and ended up raising $500


FOR JAREN BROWN ’11, volunteerismis a way of life, but it’s also fun.That’s why the idea of a kid’s carnival on campus last spring to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters seemed like a natural way to get thatmessage out. “When I was younger, I had a lot of posi-


tive influences and opportunities inmy life,” the senior fromBaltimore said. “I just really like thinking that I can affect these kids in a positive way.” Jaren said that even though his father died


when he was young, hismothermade sure he understood the importance of volunteerism. As a family, they worked for “HappyHelpers,” a programto help homeless persons in Balti- more where they lived—literally feeding themunder a bridge. The graphic designmajor said he was also


lucky to go to private schools that required service.He brought that desire to serve with himwhen he came to Lynchburg College. A brother in PhiDeltaTheta, Jaren is also a


Big Brother with the local organization of the same name.His “little brother” lives in a do- mestic violence shelter. Jaren alsomentors two fifth-grade boys at nearby Perrymont Elemen- tary School, where he visits during lunch or recess. “Themain purpose of the programis to have someone to look up to,” he said. “A


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for Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Most of the children invited to the carnival


came fromschools with the highest percentages of students receiving free lunches. “They’re the kids who will benefitmost fromBig Brothers/ Big Sisters,” Jaren said. Jaren is also amember of Peer Advocates


for Campus Education (pace), which offers education on topics ranging fromalcohol use to sex.He’s a resident assistant inMontgomery Hall and amember of the wrestling club. Jaren also volunteers at nearly every track


meet (Coach James Goss ’02 is a PhiDelt), and his fraternity participates in Relay for Life to raise awareness and funds for cancer research, the ms (multiple sclerosis)Walk, and he picks up litter on two nearby streets. While he enjoysmentoring younger chil-


dren, Jaren also provided some inspiration for his older brother and sister to go to college, and he’s trying to convince a cousin to do the same. During his last year at lc, Jaren hopes to


getmore students andmoreGreeks involved in volunteerism. “A lot of people here are re- ally privileged,” he said. “It will be good for themto see volunteerismas a fun, positive thing. I’mhoping we can bring a new light to volunteerism.”


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