Birth of a H.E.R.O.

Story by Tyler North

If you have been paying attention to your broadcast emails these past few weeks, you might have noticed several messages detailing a meeting for a group known as the H.E.R.O. club.  Standing for "Helping-Everyone-Reach-Out" the H.E.R.O. club is all about bridging the gap between the community and the campus.

Club organizer Darlena Garner

Currently meeting every Thursday at 5 pm in the GloCo building.  The H.E.R.O. club will be a place where students can gather and receive information on local volunteer opportunities. Darlena came up with the idea for the H.E.R.O. club when you found it hard to get volunteer hours for her major.

Using the experience and love for helping others she accumulated from being the former president of the Habitat-For-Humanity club, Darlena sought out a way she could help other students help others.  Taking into consideration that some UM students just don't have the means to travel to places like Birmingham and Montgomery at anytime, she came up with the idea to host a club that would gather the information students need to help out in and around Montevallo.

If you would like any information on the H.E.R.O. club or are interested in helping the community, feel free to contact Darlena at dgarner2@forum.montevallo.edu. Or if you want to get started right away keep an eye on your forum account for any opportunities that might pop up on the broadcast.