1. 1.    I volunteered at the Gilman Healthcare Center back home in Gilman, IL.  
2. 2.     In my FCS classes I have learned a lot about the elderly and the some of the problems they face. They face things with poverty and not having the things they need to live. I was able to spend some time around people that had Alzheimer and see how they live and the things they need in order to live day to day.
3. 3.    I was able to talk to and work with the activity director of the healthcare center. When working with her she would tell me a lot of the ends and out of doing that job. She told me she has been working at the Gilman healthcare center for over 21 years now. She told me some of the workshops and classes she goes to in order to keep things fresh and new. She also gave me names of people that I could talk to in order to get my foot into the door if I wanted to go into that kind of line of work.
4. 4.  The services they have for the community is that they have day programs that older adults can go to in order to be around other people. It so they do not spend all their time alone they can go out and meet new people and just have other people to talk to.
5. 5.    I love when I volunteer at Gilman Healthcare Center I have been volunteering for about 8 years now.  This was the first time I had volunteered since my grandma passed away in the healthcare Center over a year ago now. It was kind of hard to walk back into the building but I knew how much they enjoyed student volunteers and I had to learn to go back again. I love when I get to help them with bingo, but the best part is after the bingo when I get to sit around with them after and have cookies and juice and spend some time with them one on one. I learn so much about them and their lives and the different things they have gone through.