Service Spotlight: Maiah Overton

Being from Washington, D.C. at a young age children are exposed to harsh realities of society, requiring many to mature at an early age. For me, I took on responsibilities of caring for my younger siblings while my mother was at work. Doing so left me no time for extracurricular activities like community service. My senior year in high school, I was finally able to get involved more with community events and senior activities. My first community service project involved building a playground for unprivileged kids. Coming to Peace, I did not know what my involvement on campus and off campus would look like. I had no idea it would be what it is now. Outside of the work I do with PACT, I ensure organizations I am a part of complete at least one event every year helps within the Raleigh community somehow, big or small. Thankfully, at WPU I am not limited to a certain type of community service or ways of helping. I am convicted in order for us to become a better world, we have to be willing to go out of our way to help those in needs, anywhere and in anyway