This year, PLNU's representatives have dropped to three students committed, on a good Saturday. Lot's of people don't want to give up their Saturday mornings. Giesel went on to explain some of the other possible reasons for the drop of volunteers. Juniors Joanna Cole and Jill Morris make and deliver bouquets every Saturday they can. Cole feels comfortable being around AIDS patients and doesn't mind that the Christian outreach involves working side by side with gays and lesbians.
Some people go just to bring something positive into a patient's day.
Most people that have gone say that it was a moving experience in some way or another. Now, three people are involved with AIDS Outreach. Meetings have since stopped due to the low attendance but Giesel stressed that it was more important to go to the events on Saturday morning than attend a weekly meeting. The reason why so few now attend is still unknown but Giesel, Morris, and Cole all agree that the time they have put into it has been worth it. And in all of Giesel's experience the people have welcomed the flowers.