Today's morning started off significantly earlier than our free day. Having to leave by 8 am, everyone was up at 7 (or in Zach's case, 6). After our daily struggle with the single shower we started our day of service.
Our first stop of the day was the Lowcountry Food Bank of Charleston, about 25 minutes away. Navigating through the rain we finally met with a man named Lee (we think), our wonderful host at the food bank. With a friendly and easy-going attitude, Lee showed us around the facility and what we were to do for the next three hours: sorting a massive jumble of foods and goods and putting like items into their respective boxes. As we moved between 2,000 and 15,000 pounds of food, we were paid a visit by some of Lee's little friends. Three different mice sprang from boxes and caused massive panic among our female MABers. It's too bad Guinness Book of World Records wasn't present because there's a good chance Radiance broke the 100 meter record and became the fastest woman in the world. We wrapped up our first day at the food bank with a nice sack lunch in the break room and again braved the torrential rain for our short trip to Chicora School of Communication for an orientation with WINGS.
WINGS is an emotional education program usually held after school (but apparently not an afterschool program). We went through a brief orientation, met Yancey, a colorful and probably crazy guy, and soon after the children started to dance into the cafeteria. There were 14 groups of at least ten kids, separated by grade and gender. Our trip members paired up and went with different groups to begin the afternoon. First off was a talk from Ashley, the leader of Chicora's WINGS program. This was followed up by an academic workshop where the WINGS leaders and our MABers helped kids with their homework and anything else they needed assistance with. We then had a discussion period where we covered the theme of the week, teamwork, and all the sports stories these writers could handle. After the kids had their dinner, they were dismissed and this group of MABers returned back home.
As Kanesha and Radiance discovered their love for ping pong, chef Zach and sous chef Katie were whipping up a legendary meal. Garlic breaded chicken, croissants, and a creamy portabella and asparagus risotto tested the bounds of our stomach. Our evening concluded with two games of Avalon, which only served to further prove Taryn's inability to lie. And now as we type, the American classic, Mistress Millionaire, is ringing through our heads. Highly recommended.
See you all tomorrow!
No comments:
Post a Comment