The Greenwich Association For Retarded Citizens (G.A.R.C.) Of Greenwich High Essay, Research Paper

The Greenwich Association for Retarded Citizens (G.A.R.C.) of Greenwich High

The Greenwich Association for Retarded Citizens (G.A.R.C.) of Greenwich

High is a group of students interested in interacting with disabled students.

These students go to the high school as well, and look forward to getting to

know us. Each of the students have different disabilities but they each have

the desire to make friends. This group is totally volunteer basis for all of

it’s members, no one has to attend. I have been a member of this group for the

three years I have attended in Greenwich High. Spending a lot of time with

these children I have learned to understand that they are just looking to make

friends.

I joined this group as a freshman because I had worked with children

with Down Syndrome during the eighth grade at Central Middle School. My

interest carried on through out the years because of the numerous fun times I

have had, and have made friends with many of the girls. They are all very

personable and pleasant to talk with. They each have special characteristics

defining them from the others, making each of them special in different ways,

just like the rest us.

Aside from the meetings that we have every so often to discuss

activities we can do, we usually do fun and interesting activities. We go out

for pizza frequently because it seems to be the group consensus on what we would

all like to eat. During the holidays we celebrate in interesting ways; on

Halloween we have a party where every one gets dressed and brings candy. For

the Christmas season we are going to celebrate with a party at a members house

and listen to Christmas carols, and have dinner. We have had bake sales and

have sold candy in order to raise money for the clubs activities. These are

usually a success because every one participates and we all seem to function

well as a group. When there are dances or football games at school we each take

one of the girls and it’s good for them because they get to interact with the

rest of the school at a big function.

This club is not only fun, but it’s like going to a meeting with some of

your friends. We are a small group and we all get along. Since we are a small

group it is also difficult for us to do a lot of things. It is difficult to

educate the larger part of the public who doesn’t know what these kids are like.

It is also hard to raise money to do many activities. It would be great if more

kids would join each year, and it would be great if the ignorance level had

lowered. Many students just don’t want to know anything of these kids. I chose

to discuss G.A.R.C. because it is a group that could use help from the community

at Greenwich high, and I thought I could help by explaining exactly what we do.

Why talk about something else, when I could tell of something I enjoy and that

needs more attention.