Kelly Peterson
Follow messageGustavus Adolphus College Class of 2015
SALEM, OR
Always loving volunteering, somewhere along the line I started volunteering with kids with disabilities, and now it's my life :). Not to say I don´t enjoy other things such as dance dance revolution, church, hula hooping, playing with dogs, cooking, hanging out with friends, or canoeing.
Extracurricular
- Girl Scouts 1999 to 2011
- I have been in Girl Scouts since kindergarten and don't plan on quitting anytime soon!
- Volunteer at Easter Seals 2008 to 2012
- Once a month and on random days I'm not busy, I volunteer at Easter Seals.
- volunteer at Willamette Humane Society
- Every week for 2 hours I volunteer walking dogs in rain, snow, hail, and sometimes even sun!
- I volunteered as a summer camp camp counselor
- Last summer and this coming summer I volunteered July5-31 at a Rotary/GS camp in Lee's Summit MIssouri for Girls With all sorts of disabilites.
- Girl Scout camp
- I helped lead girls in songs, crafts and other camp activites at Camp Whispering Winds.
- Chruch
- I was the youth represetative on the church council at my home church in Oregon.
- Handbells 2011 to Now
Experience
- Junior Counselor
- YMCA (Nonprofit-Social Services)
- 2010 to 2010
- Served as a counselor at a local camp.
- Intern
- Easter Seals Children´s Therapy Center (Nonprofit-Social Services)
- 2010 to 2011
- I interned in the occupational therapy department. When not observing sessions, I was in charge of cleaning toys, laundry, and other tasks as assigned.
Honors & Awards
Presidential Service Award, Bronze and Silver Award (Girl Scouts), Rotary Student of the Month, Foreign Language Student of the Year, Service Bar (GIrl Scouts)
Specialties & Skills
Working with people with disabilities.
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
December 2, 2011
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
April 16
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Religious:
Lutheran
Background
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Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White
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Heritage:
German // Norwegian
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English
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Hometown:
SALEM
Interests
- Anthropology
- Deaf Studies
- Books
- Psychology
- Culture
- Dogs
- Languages
- Music
- Girl Scouts
- Volunteering
Favorites
- Movies:
Mulan, She's The Man, Princess Bride, The Count of Monte Cristo
- TV Shows:
NCIS, Friends, 90210
- Music:
Avril Lavigne, The Coats, Ke$ha, Taylor Swift
- Websites:
facebook, dosomething.org, zinch
- Quotes:
"A closed mind is like a closed book, just a block of wood."~Chinese Proverb
- Books:
"Bound Feet and Western Dress", "The Princess Diaries", "Long May She Reign". ¨The Count of Monte Cristo¨
