Tag: tree planting

On January 26, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Poly’s Reserve Officer Training Course (R.O.T.C) participated in Operation Jumpstart’s Beautification Project by planting sycamore tree seeds in the neighborhood of Alamitos Beach Senior Center.
The beautification project took place along the Long Beach Senior Center which marks its 25th tree planting anniversary.
Fifteen R.O.T.C cadets put in three and half back-aching hours digging up plots for seeds to be planted in and any litter around the neighborhood.
The R.O.T.C program seized the opportunity to participate in this grand event as it hopes to offer its cadets volunteering events to give back to the community and add to their resume when applying for a job.
Jasmin Jallorina, one of the cadets present during the event felt, “humbled,” to be part of such a, “wholesome, heartwarming event.”
Jallorina hopes to continue the event with the remaining two and a half years left in high school.
After witnessing how, “jubilous the volunteers and the pedestrians passing by with a smile from eye to eye.”
Not only does this open up R.O.T.C to another one of the several volunteering events, but also opens up the Operation Jumpstarts scholarship and mentoring program.
Just from last year, 2018, Operation Jumpstart has railed in $50,000 of scholarship money, 1,500 hours of mentoring hours, and has served 410 students.
After all the dust has settled, OJS has calculated a 98% of students involved in there program, had a 98% college attendance rate, an astounding figure especially in today’s college tuition.
Over the course of the year Poly’s Reserve Officer Training Course has participated in many events serving the community in any way possible whether it be tree planting or helping out local schools with there science fair, R.O.T.C does it all.