This past Sunday, April 22nd was finally Kyle Field Day! This is MSC FISH’s huge service project that we plan and execute in the spring semester. In the beginning of FISH, they divided us into four different committees and I was placed on the Kyle Field Day Committee. We have been working hard every single week since the beginning of the school year to ensure the success of our 2nd Annual Kyle Field Day. For the past three weeks, every member of FISH has been wearing the SAME aqua blue shirt and holding banners on campus. Everywhere you looked, you could spy someone you knew. We had stickers, posters, fliers, and every other form of advertising you can think of. Our original plan was to promote this event for two weeks; however, due to inclement weather we had to postpone it for another week. The mission of Kyle Field Day is to provide the students of Texas A&M a chance to actively engage in service and seek continued involvement in the community. By providing a wide variety of service opportunities, we looked to engage both individuals and organizations. From 11:00am to 3:00pm, there were booths set up around the field that allowed us to give back to the community and bring a wide range of awareness. We painted flower pots for the special needs children at Camp For All, weaved bracelets together to advocate against human trafficking, painted picnic tables for the Boys and Girls Club in Bryan, decorated recycling bins to support environmental preservation, created bowls for Twin City Missions to donate to a local soup kitchen, and much more. In addition to the service aspect of Kyle Field Day, there were also a variety of field games, live entertainment by Charlie Gore, free pizza, Chef Tai, and Cake Junkie. This event allowed for students to give back to the Bryan/College Station community and enjoy themselves as well! Our goal was to reach out to a wide range of campus organizations as well as other individuals to participate in this event. KFD was such a huge success this year and we were beyond excited about all of the families and students that stopped by and experienced it with us. The best part about the whole day was that everything was completely FREE! I couldn’t be more proud of the event that we planned as a committee and a freshman leadership organization. The relationships and memories that I’ve made throughout my time on the Kyle Field Day Committee are simply unforgettable. Kyle Field Day has enormous potential for growth and I can’t wait to see how it continues to improve and change in the years to come.
