Despite the rain, I loved our adventure at the Smith Center. It gave us all more time to get to know one another by really working together and by having fun! I hope it was worthwhile for you.
Outdoor Ed
Did anyone else do outdoor ed at the Smith Center? I’m super excited to go back!
Give Blood!
Come out and give blood to a great cause (Red Cross) on October 15th and 26th, at Montgomery College- Rockville. There is a prize to be won and food that will need to get eaten!
Contact Lauren Seeley for more information!! 🙂
Welcome Picnic
It was great seeing so many of you at the Meet and Great at my house on Tuesday, August 31. It was a fun way for us to meet each other . . . and learn about each other. I really learned a lot about you when we went over the “Getting to Know You” which many of you completed. I feel confident that you all are going to be a great AmeriCorps group for Paul, Robin and me to work with. Lastly, I look forward to seeing you at our first formal meeting of the year which will be held on Wednesday, September 15, at Montgomery College, Takoma Park.
Swap-o-rama
The Swap-o-rama-rama was my favorite Americorps service project of the year. It was organized by Monica through Impact Silver Spring, and basically it was a huge clothing swap. People came in with their unwanted clothing, which we divided into categories and laid out on tables around the room. After dropping off their clothing, participant could browse around and pick up new things for their wardrobes. In addition, there was a sewing/altering station where clothing could be modified and a fabulous fashion show were people could show off their new outfits. I had great fun helping people find and create “new” clothing and even picked up some items for myself!
As part of Project Change, we wrapped presents to give to underpriviliged children who lived in the housing projects supervised by Montgomery Housing Partnership. We helped collect and classify the gifts according to appropriate age categories and then had them wrapped and labeled to be distributed to the families.