Tomas Gaggiano

Assisted in food distribution for increased community reach and collaborated with fellow volunteers to develop efficient processes for sorting and storing donated goods

• Selected by Purdue University to volunteer at a one week camp in the years of 2022 and 2023 to lead elementary and middle school kids
• Main Responsibilities:

- Coaching the kids on building and programming their own robots and preparing them for the final competition

- Assisting them with any questions or problems they run into

- Setting up and cleaning up at the start and end of every day

- Invited to be part of the judging team for the final competition

• This experience was very important to me as I had participated in the program since its beginning and this was my way of giving back to them

Provided assistance to the church in any place they needed it, such as helping the priest during masses and being an assistant at Sunday School

As a member of Boy Scout Troop 559 for three years, many volunteering opportunities arose, including:

• Collecting donations for the Salvation Army during the winter
• Handing out drinks to runners after a marathon
• Participating in different fundraising opportunities
• Served food to people in need at soup kitchens
• Loading and unloading trailers before and after outings