MSU Life connects with residents of The View
MINOT, N.D. – MSU Life, Minot State University's student activities group, plans and executes over 100 events to entertain students throughout the academic year.
But their enthusiasm isn’t confined to the campus.
Members of MSU Life have spent two nights, one in each of the fall and spring semesters, entertaining residents at The View, an assisted living facility in Minot.
Ady Jelleberg, a senior at Minot State and a member of MSU Life who also works part time at The View, worked to bring her two worlds together starting with Bingo Night in the fall.
“The leadership committee at MSU Life tries to do two outreach/volunteer activities in the community, and I work at the front desk as The View part time, and I knew we needed to get these two groups together,” she said. “MSU students love bingo and the residents at The View love bingo, so I knew that was the perfect fit.”
Fourteen Minot State students spent an evening at The View playing bingo with 11 residents. According to MSU Life member Emmett Espino, the first event was a success.
“The residents were very interactive with us and that made it so much fun,” he said. “Bingo is an event MSU Life loves, and it was so much fun to take that to The View. Everyone thinks bingo is the event, but really the event is playing with people you enjoy. The students who went had a blast.”
The event was such a success that MSU Life returned in March, this time with various games, including Water Pong, UNO, and blackjack.
For Jelleberg, giving back to her community is at the heart of what MSU Life is all about.
“Giving back to a community that supports you is very important,” she said. “I want my community to know that I’m here for them as much as they have been for me. These nights are ones to remember. I can remember at bingo; we were all laughing and playing together which led to a great night.”
While the core of MSU Life is entertainment, according to Jelleberg, relationship building — both on and off campus — is something she will carry forward.
“It was great to bring two things I love the most here in Minot together,” she said. “When we were visiting with the residents, they told us how they can give us the opportunity to do events like these, and we can help give them a night they will remember, and that’s something I will forever be grateful for.
“MSU Life is a huge part of who I am, and it will always have a special place in my heart. Nights like these are the reason why."
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Published: 04/10/24
