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Odyssey of the Mind

Although I have volunteered at Metropolitan Ministries many times, I have never volunteered in the kitchen or at family game night. Maddie and I worked

An Eye Opening Saturday Morning

Last Saturday morning, I met with the other students at Trinity Café so we could help serve breakfast to those in need and make their

My Day at Trinity Cafe

Volunteering at Trinity Café this past Saturday was an eye-opening experience because it showed me how blessed I am and that I shouldn’t take anything,

A Gloria-ous Day at the Garden

This is my first time visiting NOLA and the experiences I’ve gained are amazing, especially being able to witness the affects of the catastrophic Hurricane

A Labor of Love

Today, our Student Service Program helped out at a community garden run by a woman named Gloria. We got into some pretty difficult labor: painting

A New Garden in NOLA

Today in New Orleans I met yet another phenomenal person who dedicated her life to the community of New Orleans. Gloria, a 70 year-old woman

Gloria’s Garden

Today, our third and final work day of our service project, was by far my favorite. Today we traveled down to the area around Treme,

The Levees

Today, Day 3 here in NOLA, we went back to the KIPP school we worked at yesterday and continued various projects that we had going

Katrina: the Lower Ninth Ward

After another day of volunteering at KIPP St. Claude primary and middle school and handing out sandwiches and snacks we made to people who lived