Secondary Level Gift of Service

Parish Service

• teach CCD programs in parishes or serve as teacher assistants
• volunteer at vacation Bible School
• act as altar servers
• assist with the preparation of new altar servers
• serve as cantors in church choirs
• sing in their parish choirs
• assist with parish festivals, setting up booths, running booths and cleaning up
• assist with custodial care at the Churches
• assist with baby sitting during events in parishes

Service to the Community

• work on the Beach Cleanup Project
• feed the homeless on weekends
• volunteer at Driscoll Children's Hospital
• work with the Salvation Army on projects
• tutor at the Community Center
• work with the KEDT Membership Drive
• volunteer at the Texas State Aquarium
• work with the Community Blood Bank
• volunteer for animal care at the shelter
• work at the HEB Christmas Meal for the needy
• work at Bayfest for their parishes
• work with the Community Fun Festival
• act as ushers at the Irish Concert
• do clerical work for Habitat
• work at Special Olympics
• baby-sit for people who cannot afford to pay and need assistance
• volunteer with the Community Theatre Group
• volunteer with CCPD National Night Out Safety Service
• volunteer with Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping Project during the holidays

Service to the Elderly

• volunteer to cut grass and care for lawns
• grocery shop for the elderly
• help with household chores and clean up
• visit nursing homes where they read and write letters for the elderly
• entertain the elderly during special seasons of the year

Campus Volunteer Service

• tutor peers
• tutor elementary school children
• volunteer as teacher assistants
• volunteer to work at IWA events at night or on the weekends
• baby-sit for parents so they can attend school events
• work at school events on and off campus

Middle Level Gift of Service

• collected for Thanksgiving Food Drive and donated to Catholic Charities for families in need
• donated Christmas presents for children through Toys for Tots project
• National Junior Honor Society conducts a tutoring program each Wednesday.
• take care of the Lost and Found at IWA Middle Level
• held a fund raiser for the New York firefighters
• make donations to Hope House
• make donations to PeeWee's Animal Shelter
• hold a talent show for residents of Mount Carmel Retirement Home
• Junior Engineering and Technical Society (JETS) built scientific collecting gear for use by the club for projects, then donated them to the Middle Level Science Department.
• Junior Optimist Club members participate as helpers in the Children's Tent at Harbor Lights
• adopted a family for Christmas
• make valentines for cancer patients at Driscoll Children's Hospital
• Project One and One involves bringing one dollar and one selection of clothing or accessories to clothe the needy. Money collected goes to the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities.
• eighth grade religion classes include service projects in their preparations for the school-wide Masses.
• students bring flowers for presentation at Mass on special feasts.
• students contributed to the President's request that school children donate $1.00 each to the children in Afghanistan .
• following the September 11 tragedy, students wrote prayers for the people involved and for the country. The prayers were placed beneath the altar at Mass and used over the P.A. system.
• gifts were collected for the children of Metro Ministries' Rainbow House.
• religion classes have visited younger IWA students to help them with reading or prayers in a one-to-one or small group setting.
• altar serving
• helping in the nursery in parishes
• helping elderly relatives and neighbors with chores and yard care
• helping at the elementary level with school carnivals, festivals, school registration, visiting nursing homes and hospitals

Elementary/Montessori Level Gift of Service

• donated $1,440.90 to the New York City Twin Towers Fund
• donated $237.51 to the President's Fund for Children in Afghanistan
• through the Thanksgiving Service Project items such as deodorants, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet tissue, paper towels, household cleaning supplies, laundry soap, diapers, baby powder and baby wipes, were donated to the Corpus Christi Hope House
• turkey & hams were delivered to twelve families from Holy Cross Parish
• 5th graders donated painted flower pots to senior citizens at Mount Carmel Home
• collected new toys for the Coastal Bend Area "Toys for Tots"
• donated $1,606.95 to St. Jude's Cancer Research Hospital
• Girls Scouts collected new underwear for the Corpus Christi Department of Protective & Regulatory Services