April+4+Work+Day

Work continued at the same three houses today. While working in Athens, a gentleman, Hans, stopped to thank us for coming to this community. We learned that some houses are not getting any help. He wanted to do something for our students so he went to the bank. He brought his wife, Linda, back to meet us and handed me money to pay for popcorn at the movies. I told him the students were going to see the Hunger Games tonight. Linda could not thank us enough either.

Now, the movie theater was quite interesting. It is a non-profit business. This theater is an old theater. The proprietor gave us a break on the movie tickets, popcorn and sodas as a thank you for helping in this community. The proprietor was very interesting and told me and Miss Stephanie more about Towanda. He talked about it being a depressed town since industry has left, and the farming industry is struggling. He also talked about the fracking that is happening - his perspective was very interesting.

Miss Glatts

Good Evening, don’t you just wish you were here? To tell you the truth, I wasn’t having a great time in the beginning. But now I’m getting used to the small town and I am having a BLAST! Today I sorted wood and property damaged by the flood. I also drove a tractor trailer. I worked at Sheshequin, I held up beams, dug up gravel, and made a bunch of new friends. If you ever have an opportunity to go on a service learning trip, TAKE IT! Not because it looks good on your resume, but because helping others shines a new light deep inside. ~ Naqua S.