Thursday, November 1, 2012
Treat the Hungry, Humanities Style!
On Halloween, you'd expect us to go Trick-or-Treating, right? Nope. We went door-to-door, and instead of asking for candy, we asked for canned goods and nonperishable food items for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Shout-out to Group #2! We had fun on our side of the street, and even got some candy, too. I was elected the designated speaker of the group, and did the talking for the majority of the houses we visited. Our favorite house, if I'm not mistaken, was a nice lady sitting on her porch who we entertained with "Carmen Ohio" while her husband collected the goods. I made some new friends, and got to treat the hungry! Overall, it was a much different way of celebrating Halloween, but one that was definitely worth the cold!
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Even though it was cold, group #6 dressed up for the event. We had The Joker, a White Lie, a Poor College Student, and myself (as Eponine from Les Miserables). Most of the families we encountered were very willing to donate, and very friendly. A few of them remembered Treat the Hungry from previous years, and many thanked us for our involvement. It was an enjoyable event, as we had a lot of fun participating, and knew we were also able to help others. Unfortunately, there was not enough time to finish our scheduled route of trick-or-treating. Someone DID recognize my costume, however (which I found entirely surprising). I may have found a new Halloween tradition!
ReplyDeleteI was in Erica's group as well and established myself as one of the food carriers (the stiff neck I had the following days will vouch for me). It was a great opportunity to volunteer for some community service, and of course it was fun to do it representing The Ohio State University's Humanities Scholars!
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