Day 4: Thursday, March 31
Hey ya'll Lauren and Josh here,
Today we were able to do some more farm and mural work and it was really exciting to see some of our projects that we have been working on throughout the week about to be completed. At the farm today we were able to work with some local high school students who were there to learn about food literacy and how to eat healthier. We got to paint signs today, which was a lot of fun because we got more of a chance to work all together and get to know one another better.
At the mural, we started the finishing touches and are almost complete! We whitewashed and started painting the border black that will eventually say "Smoketown" and will also have the students' handprints around the mural. We also put on second coats of paint to the rest of our mural. Throughout the day, residents of Smoketown came out and continually told us how great and pretty our mural is and that they are excited to see the finished product. It filled us all with pride to see and hear these comments from the residents because it showed us that they appreciate our work that we've been doing and that they are motivated to become a healthier community!
This afternoon, we also got the opportunity to visit Neighborhood House (Kid's Café). Neighborhood House houses multiple groups of people aging from kindergarten kids all the way up to senior citizens in the neighborhood of Portland. It is a community-based organization that provides programs and services for many individuals coming from disadvantaged communities.
We had the chance to cook dinner and also help tutor students in the after school program which was definitely an activity we all enjoyed. Before dinner, we helped the younger students with their reading and then got to engage in constructive activities like building with Lego's and colored blocks. It was very interesting to see how enthused all of the students were to learn new things and how polite and gracious they were to us.
After dinner, we also got the chance to play with all of the students in their full-size basketball gym! It was definitely a great time to play and run around with the students. They have so much energy! It made us all feel like kids again being able to play games like four-square, basketball, football, gymnastics, or even just games that the students made up! It was really sad to leave, but we are thankful we had the opportunity to volunteer and meet with these wonderful students. If you're ever in Louisville, you should definitely volunteer there!
Well, time for us to sign out. Only one more day of service left, but we are still very pumped for what's ahead!
-Lauren and Josh
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