As an undergraduate Iota Psi was active with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mecosta County, so much that once I graduated I applied to be a Big Brother in the metro Detroit area. I have also over the past seven years been a volunteer for a child greif support program called Sandcastles. I have been a facilitator in an ongoing program with kids who have lost a loved one in a small group setting and in a weekend long camp.

Most recently I have joined up with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to raise money for their research and ability to help patients of blood cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma hodgkins disease and mueloma.

Come June, I will be hiking in the Grand Canyon through my efforts of raising funds in honor of a personal connection with leukemia, but also for two other people I have gotten to know in the past couple of months. A little girl who is six and just finished her treatment and a gentleman who is in remission — come to find out he attended Ferris a few years before me. If you would like to find out more about my hike or donate please visit http://www.scottshike.blogspot.com or email me at scredding@yahoo.com

I believe if it weren’t for the ideals instilled in me and the experiences I had as an undergraduate, I wouldn’t be doing any of the above mentioned activities.