My name is Skai Albury. As I have gotten older, I’ve seen how cruel the world can be, and I’ve always had a passion for making others happy and giving back to the community. This passion inspired my Senior Ventures Project, The W.A.Y.S. Project, which stands for "Why Aren't You Smiling?" The goal of this project is to spread kindness and give back to the community around me.
So far, I have made and distributed encouragement bracelets, created kindness rocks, and put up positive signs around campus. These small acts of kindness have already started to make a difference, bringing smiles to people's faces and fostering a more supportive environment.
In the spring, I plan to focus more on the service aspect of my project. This will involve hosting drives to collect essential items for those in need and organizing community service projects. I believe that by working together, we can create a ripple effect of kindness that will extend far beyond our immediate community.
The W.A.Y.S. Project is not just about spreading positivity; it's about building a culture of compassion and generosity. I hope that through these efforts, we can inspire others to take action and make a difference in their own communities. Together, we can create a world where kindness is the norm and everyone has a reason to smile.
Thank you for following along on this journey. I look forward to sharing more updates and seeing the impact we can make together.
Senior Ventures is a year-long academic program built on a framework of leadership, innovation and community engagement. Through a proven self-guided exploratory process, seniors whose proposals are selected for this program work independently to develop a project that’s interdisciplinary in scope and is connective, performance-based, investigative, or entrepreneurial. Click here to learn more.
