Lauren Foley

Kildeer,

Illinois

United States

Graduate from Indiana University in Applied Health Science, majoring in Human Development and Family Studies. I am from the Mid-West and am open to work in all parts of the world. My interest lies in working to improve the lives of others throughout the world and I have developed a passion for helping children, especially those who are ill or experiencing difficulties of some sort.

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Lauren Foley - LinkedIn

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lauren-foley/3b/39/647

There are numerous Lauren Foley’s on LinkedIn; however, this is the direct link to my personal LinkedIn.

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People and Animal Learning Services

http://palstherapy.org/

I began as a volunteer for a year with People and Animal Learning Services (PALS) and then became an intern. This internship helped to fulfill my degree requirements. It is a non-profit organization focused on providing equine therapy for at-risk youth and individuals with a variety of disabilities, impairments, and conditions of all ages. I helped to research funding opportunities and applied to various grants for PALS. Another area in which I helped their program is adjust their website to be more user friendly and portray everything their organization would like to. Lastly, I assisted with development of programs and activities for the summer camps and to be used in lessons with individuals.

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Afro-Plan International School, Arusha, Tanzania

https://envaya.org/afro-planinternational/post/12

To fulfill my internship requirement, I was able to travel abroad to Arusha, Tanzania in Africa. While here, I worked in Afro-Plan International School as a teacher and assistant in any way necessary. In order to converse with the children and staff, I was forced to quickly learn basic Kiswahili. In my classroom, I taught the children basic english, mathematics, and songs. Another responsibility I took on was offering assistance in the preparation and serving of food for the children. I was able to partake in visiting the student’s homes to better understand their daily lives and offer these families assistance by providing various food items.

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Internship Arusha, Tanzania

http://www.volunteerhq.org/volunteer-in-tanzania

For my internship in Arusha, Tanzania in Africa, I used this organization to plan and organize my experience and trip. I lived in a home with 30 individuals from all over the world ranging from Canada, Saudi Arabia, Australia, England, Thailand, etc. This living environment allowed me to learn about other cultures and ways of living. On weekends, I was able to travel around the country and experience a tour of a coffee plantation and go on a safari. I was able to build relationships with the staff and experience traditional practices and ceremonies with these individuals.

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Personal Blog in Arusha, Tanzania

http://tanzaniaadventures.weebly.com/

As a part of my internship requirements, I was to either journal or write a blog to keep track of my experiences and daily life in Africa. This blog not only tells about my experiences but serves as a writing sample for me as well. There are pictures and background information included in the blog to allow other reading this information to have a general understanding. It was used on the Hutton Honors International Experience Program’s website to allow others to learn about my experience in Tanzania and give them a better understanding about the country should they choose to study or travel there.

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Farmington Bath & Tennis Club -- Coach & Lifeguard

https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=recnsslfbt...

During the summers, I work at Farmington Bath and Tennis Club in the aquatic program. I teach swimming lessons with children of various ages and levels of comfort in the water. I also assist with coaching the younger age groups on the swimming team and at various swim events. Also, I work as a certified lifeguard and am trained in CPR and First-Aid. Over the years, I have become a higher ranked employee and been given more responsibilities.

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Patriot Swim America

http://www.patriotswimamerica.org/Home.jsp?team=il...

For the summers of 2011 and 2012, I worked at Swim America as a swim lesson instructor. The children I worked with varied in age and ability in the water. I worked individually with a teenage male with Autism to prepare him for the special olympics. While it was difficult at times, he responded well and I altered my teaching to fit his needs.

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Spring Lake Beach

http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/departments-...

During the summers of 2010 and 2011, I worked for the Village of Lincolnshire as a Lifeguard at Spring Lake Beach in Lincolnshire, IL. I was required to attend weekly in-service training and received three audits a season to ensure my CPR and first-aid training was remember and able to be used properly in the event of an emergency. I was required to maintain the beach front and park grounds.

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Patriot Swim America

http://www.patriotswimamerica.org/Home.jsp?_tabid_...

During the summers from 2011 to now, I work with Patriot Swim America to teach children how to swim. I have worked with a variety of children ranging in age and ability. I have taught lessons to a teenage male with Autism and found it difficult at times but an overall rewarding job of which I learned from.

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Montessori World of Discovery: http://montessoriworldofdiscovery.com/

Volunteerback to top

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Peace Lutheran Church - Youth Group Member: http://peacelutheranlz.com/youth/hs/

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Peace Lutheran Church Youth Representative

http://peacelutheranlz.com/

During high school, I served a two year term as the youth representative of my church. This representation was used on a committee of 6 people designed to aid and assist my Pastor in being aware of the concerns, problems, and well-being of all members of the church. Meetings involved in-depth conversations requiring deep thought. These meetings took place monthly.

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Head Start - Bloomington, Indiana: http://www.insccap.org/pages/head_start_early_head...

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Middle Way House

http://middlewayhouse.org/index.php?lang=en

Middle Way House provides women, children, and animals with a safe place to come due to domestic violence. Housing, therapy, and support services are offered to all who come searching for help; however, housing is only offered upon availability. I underwent extensive training to become a volunteer and choose to be a tutor for the children living at Middle Way House. Tutoring required me to be creative to explain homework and problems in a way the child would understand and be patient since most children were below grade level.

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Cedar Rapids Flood Relief

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/06/12/flooding-h...

During college, I traveled with my churchâ€™s adult mission trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to help with flood relief. While we were here, we toured the surrounding areas to see the destruction caused by the flooding. Our days were spent working extremely hard to gut houses and remove all belongings still in them.

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Cheyenne Indian Reservation

http://www.youthworks.com/getSite.aspx?siteID=9c6a...

In high school, I traveled with my youth group during the summer to Lame Deer, Montana to volunteer on a Cheyenne Indian Reservation. While here, I spent portion of my time working with the at-risk youth of the area through a day camp program. The other portion of my time was used to paint houses, clean trash-filled yards and public locations, and fix-up run-down houses.

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Hurricane Katrina Relief

http://www.youthworks.com/getSite.aspx?siteID=426a...

In high school, I went with my church youth group on a mission trip during summer to Bayou La Batre, Alabama. While we were here, we were shown the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and were able to help with the rebuilding process. For part of our trip, I worked to lay flooring and paint walls. The other portion of our trip I worked with the children of the area who lacked attention and a stable home.

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Sunday School Assistant

http://peacelutheranlz.com/christed/sunsch/

Throughout high school, I helped out at my church in the Sunday school program. I worked in the classroom with pre-schoolers and taught various stories in the simplest terms possible. I would organize and plan crafts or activities to do that were related to the story that week. During the summers, I would assist with Vacation Bible School through various games and activities.

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Indiana University

http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/phb/2013-2014...

I received my Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Health Science, majoring in Human Development and Family Studies, from Indiana University in May 2013. I also have a triple minor in Psychology, Public Health, and Gerontology. Indiana University is a prestigious and top-ranked university world-wide.

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Minor in Psychology

http://www.indiana.edu/~psyugrad/degrees/minor.php

During my time at Indiana University, I minored in Psychology as I found it interesting and relevant to the type of work I like to do. It has proven to be useful as I encounter people and work in various work settings.

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Minor in Public Health

http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/phb/2013-2014...

My minor in Public Health combined my interest of health and helping others. I have learned about various diseases and epidemiology, health within communities, the importance of public health in every day life, and program planning. My courses provided me with hands-on learning and required me to work with a team of people to create various programs to be used in the public health field.

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Minor in Gerontology

http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/phb/2013-2014...

My major had a number of courses focused on the earlier years of development. In an effort to balance my knowledge and understanding of people throughout their entire lives, I minored in Gerontology. There is an ever increasing need for individuals in this field and my minor has allowed me to grasp a better understanding of the population and their needs.

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Goldman Sachs Scholarship

http://www.indiana.edu/~iubhonor/hds/overseas.php

For my internship in Tanzania, Africa, I received the Goldman Sachs Scholarship from the Hutton Honors College at Indiana University. Since I was studying abroad in a location not typical for students and providing help of some sort in a third-world country, I qualified for this scholarship. It helped to offset the costs for my program and enabled me to study abroad. At the end of my time abroad, I was required to submit a photo and essay explaining my experiences and what I learned.

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The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

http://www.nscs.org/

I was invited to join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars in August of 2010. I became a member and enjoyed the academic support and opportunities to become involved within the community.

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Gamma Sigma Alpha

http://gammasigmaalpha.org/

Gamma Sigma Alpha is a greek honors fraternity nationwide. The chapter at Indiana University. Membership begins during Junior year of college and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher is required to join. It is focused on the academic success of members and offers various tutoring and academic events geared towards the greek population on campus.

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Golden Key International Honour Society

https://www.goldenkey.org/

Golden Key is based upon three pillars of academics, leadership, and service. I was sent invitation into this Honour Society and joined in August of 2012.

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JC Kidd Scholarship Recipient

http://iufoundation.iu.edu/students/scholarships.h...

I received the JC Kidd Scholarship from the Indiana University Foundation. It was a scholarship rewarded upon merit and a written essay.

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Delta Gamma

http://www.indiana.edu/~deltag/

I am a member of Delta Gamma, Theta Chapter at Indiana University. Throughout my time in Delta Gamma, I have taken on numerous roles and responsibilities. I was required to live in the sorority house with 115 women from my sophomore year until I graduated. As a member, I participated in philanthropic events throughout the greek system, served as a spokesperson for Delta Gamma in the Greek Awards process, and coordinated Greek Week participation for Delta Gamma. Since I transferred schools and Theta chapter had never had a transfer, I developed a program to make the transition smoother for any Delta Gamma transfer in the future. Another role I took on in the chapter was a more serious role and required extensive training; I served as a safe sister who was the trained house contact for any sister experiencing sexual assault or abuse.

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Delta Gamma House Corporation

http://www.deltagamma.org/content.aspx?audience=fh...

I served on the Delta Gamma Theta Chapter House Corporation. This corporation is a group of Alumni and 3 active Delta Gamma members who own and make decisions in regards to the sorority house. During my time on House Corporation, I took the initiative to research and collect all necessary information in regards to various catering and chef options available due to the displeased members of the sorority house. I was required to take into account the budget and work with the Vice President of Finances in our sorority and our chapterâ€™s Finance Advisor to determine feasible options for catering companies. Eventually, I was able to present all of my findings, recommend a solution to the problem, and it resulted in the hiring of a new catering company. Another problem I stressed the need for was new furniture through the use of photographs and physical example. As a result, House Corporation agreed to purchase new desks for every individual and develop a plan to purchase new dressers, bed frames, and other furniture items over the next 5 years.

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Delta Gamma Spikes for Speakers

http://www.indiana.edu/~deltag/spikesforspeakers.p...

Delta Gamma, Theta chapter, was granted $50,000 to be matched in order to start a lectureship at Indiana University. Spikes for Speakers was a golf fundraiser allowing local golfers to be paired to play with 13 PGA tour golfers. This event raised over $110,000 for the Delta Gamma Theta chapterâ€™s lectureship based in value and ethics. As a member, I served on a committee of 15-20 members to determine the logistics of the event and ensure it ran smoothly on the day of the event.

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Delta Gamma, Indiana University - Greek Week Coordinator: https://twitter.com/IUGreekWeek

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Delta Gamma Inaugural Lectureship

http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/23023.html

The inaugural speaker for the Delta Gamma Theta Chapter Lectureship in Values and Ethics was Jack Nicklaus in the fall of 2012. For the event, I served on the logistics committee with 10 other members. I helped to develop the time line for the event and determine the details in regards to getting from one place to another. A dinner with Jack was arranged for those who made significant donations. After the lectureship, a reception was held in the Delta Gamma home where I served as a host to the significant contributors. The event was successful and the Dean of Students was presented a check for $220,000 to be endowed to the Indiana University Student Foundation for the lectureship to continue every year.

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Delta Gamma, Indiana University - Anchor Slam Philanthropy: http://www.indiana.edu/~deltag/philanthropy_anchor...

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Delta Gamma - Campus Cooks Partnership

http://www.campuscooks.com/#home

As Director of House Management and a member of Delta Gamma, another sister and I took the initiative to change the food service offered at the sorority house due to the displeased members. After a semester of research, interviews, surveying, and collecting as much information as possible, Karlie and I presented our findings and recommendation to all of House Corporation. A vote was taken and Campus Cooks was selected to be the new food service used. This partnership required weekly meetings held by Karlie and myself with 6-10 members of Delta Gamma to plan the menu and voice any concerns or complaints the house may have. Karlie and I then took this information to weekly meetings we had with the chefs, our house mom, and the campus cooks manager for our campus.

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Indiana University Dance Marathon

http://iudm.org/dgr/

I participated in the Indiana University Dance Marathon (IUDM) as a Dancer Group Representative (DGR). I served as a DGR with 3 of my sisters for our sorority, Delta Gamma. It was our responsibility to organize, encourage, and participate on our sororityâ€™s team of 36-hour and 19-hour dancers. We attended meetings to receive information in regards to fundraising, upcoming events, and how the dance marathon was going to logistically work. After these meetings, we would have a meeting with all of the members of our sorority participating in IUDM. I would run these meetings and use them as an opportunity to get my sisters excited about the marathon and great cause it supports.

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University of Kentucky Dance Marathon

http://www.danceblue.org/About/DanceBlue

During my freshman year of college at the University of Kentucky, I participated in the dance marathon, DanceBlue. The cause benefits the pediatric oncology unit in the local hospital and is one close to my heart. I was one of 66 members on the Delta Gamma team. My sorority sponsored a 6 year old child, named Hallie, who was dealing with cancer. Out of support for Hallie, we would take turns attending treatment with her or visiting her while she was in the hospital for procedures. When she was doing well, we would have Hallie over to the house for dinner and play games or dress up with her.