Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Treating the Hungry
On October 31st, despite windy and rainy conditions that accompanied Hurricane Sandy, humanities scholars went to the suburb of Hilliard to collect canned goods to help feed those in need. I enjoyed being a part of this off-campus expedition. The residence of Hilliard welcomed us with open arms and generously distributed large sums of goods. By going house to house, we had friendly chats with residence and created stronger bonds amongst ourselves. In the giving spirit, I had a rewarding experience, feeling as though I was part of a very beneficial cause. I also appreciated my time treating the hungry because I had never had the opportunity to see the Columbus suburbs, and through the lengthy bus trip, combined with our door to door interactions, I was able to get a good look at the surrounding neighborhoods of Columbus. Finally, I must admit, one other highlight made the trip all the more better, and that was receiving candy from Hilliard homeowners who wanted to reward us on that Halloween night for being the middlemen of charity.
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We had a very good time collecting canned goods! Kristen, Lauren, Maggie, and I were a group and we all dressed up. It was fun going trick-or-treating for the first time in a while, and it was very inspiring to see so many people donating!
ReplyDeleteI had a really good time collecting cans! There was this one old man who gave us probably more than all the rest combined. He and his wife were so cute, because he was joking about how old he was and she came out with the food all neatly packaged in a bag.
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