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DAY FIVE - LAST DAY OF SERVICE IN MEMPHIS
Worked hard again today for our last day of service!
Brooklyn Craven – During our last full day in Memphis, we spent 4 hours at Junior Achievement BizTown as facilitators. We each got assigned a business to look after and make sure the kids were on the right track. Most of us had done something incredibly similar to BizTown in our 5th grade year, “AmeriTown” so we were all pretty familiar and excited with it when walking in. I got assigned to FedEx and as soon as I knew it, the 4 hours had flown by. Just seeing the kids in my group smile and laugh about how fun it was to run packages to the other businesses or re-stock the items or even surprisingly helping with the loans we owed made my day. At the end of the day, I felt proud that I had a good experience for my group. With this vibe of all of us leaving and making our way to the National Civil Rights Museum, it was a quick change in environment. As soon as we saw the balcony where Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, everyone could feel the shift. Going through the museum was incredibly eye opening. You learn about this history throughout your schooling, but I can’t even explain the difference of actually being there. Through the violence, sadness, hope, and community, I felt so appreciative that I had the opportunity to immerse myself into the past. I couldn’t think of a more perfect last day filled with the perfect people next to me. I will forever cherish this experience, and I will bring what I have learned back home.
Valerie de Leeuw – Today was our last full day in Memphis, and it was definitely sad to realize. In the morning, we spent about 5 hours volunteering at Junior Achievement BizTown. This was a simulation of businesses and how they work, for kids in lower school. I was placed at a bank with a great group of kids. It was very interesting to see them reason through their tasks and come to conclusions. The best part was when a little girl in my group got the citizen of the day award. She was so positive throughout the day and never failed to put a smile on the faces of her classmates, it was wonderful to see the smile on her face when she got this recognition. After our work at JA, we went to a food bank. We worked sorting dry products by expiration date and type. After this my small group and I went to Beale Street and ate some barbeque. This was a very fun little trip, the street was so lively and colorful, and you could hear live music everywhere. I am so grateful that I was able to experience this immersion, my perspective shifted so much in such little time. Being able to meet all these different people and working with these different organizations really opened my eyes. My favorite moment was yesterday, when we were working with Dorothy Day House to move two families into permanent houses. Seeing the smile on the second woman's face when we were moving her new furniture into her new home was amazing. I am so incredibly grateful for this week in Memphis, being able to get to know my classmates better and gaining a new understanding of the world around me.
Madison Savage – Today was a challenging day, for many reasons. This whole week has been filled with doing new and unexpected things along with meeting new people. Most of whom are severely suffering, with domestic abuse, poverty, and raising children on their own. With little to zero resources. It's sad. It's hard. There is no easy way or short cut when talking about and working on the issues that are plaguing Memphis, and the rest of America. Me and my group walked the bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas, and as we did it we paired off into pairs to talk about the trip. I walked with Mrs. Cole and we went over the whole trip and how we were feeling about leaving. There is no closure. There’s no perfection, and we can’t fix everything. Which might seem controlling and what not, but it's painful leaving. Knowing that these issues will continue to happen, knowing that we are still suffering.
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Claire Frontz - Today was our last full day and the one I was anticipating the whole trip. I woke up early and went to the Manna House with Max and Owen Casey and it was really eye opening for me. I worked at the hygiene and socks station, next to the barber, and got to meet Kirk, a three-time grammy winning saxaphone player. Manna house brought me an entirely new perspective on people experiencing homelessness, before I would look away from them, avoid them, and think they were dangerous, immediately putting my guard up around them. Being at the Manna house and getting to interact with that many people experiencing homelessness really humanized them for me and made me realize these are people just like me struggling so much and need our help more than anything right now. They were all so kind, respectful, and talkative and it was such a great experience. I then headed to the JA BizTown, which is like Young AmeriTown in Denver, and got to interact with kids from the nearby elementary school which was super fun. Then we went back to the food bank and sorted more food with our groups. Going to all these places in Memphis from the Dorthy Day house to Manna house to the Hope house, it is so inspiring to see how this city supports one another in any way possible and how everyone tries their best to help those who need it most. I then went with my group to a BBQ restaurant, Central, which was really good, and I got to spend more quality time with my group and then we walked Beale Street. Beale street was so cool to see, I never realized how much culture this city has, Kirk told us to go to BB Kings Jazz Club and although we couldn’t go in, standing outside and listening was so cool to see the live music culture that lives in Memphis. My favorite store was the music store with cool records, CDs, and posters and dad if you're reading this, I wanted to get you the Boston album that you used to listen to, but I forgot my money, sorry. Anyway, I’m really going to miss Memphis, my group, everyone here, and the community that I have found to care so much about.
Valerie de Leeuw – Today was our last full day in Memphis, and it was definitely sad to realize. In the morning, we spent about 5 hours volunteering at Junior Achievement BizTown. This was a simulation of businesses and how they work, for kids in lower school. I was placed at a bank with a great group of kids. It was very interesting to see them reason through their tasks and come to conclusions. The best part was when a little girl in my group got the citizen of the day award. She was so positive throughout the day and never failed to put a smile on the faces of her classmates, it was wonderful to see the smile on her face when she got this recognition. After our work at JA, we went to a food bank. We worked sorting dry products by expiration date and type. After this my small group and I went to Beale Street and ate some barbeque. This was a very fun little trip, the street was so lively and colorful, and you could hear live music everywhere. I am so grateful that I was able to experience this immersion, my perspective shifted so much in such little time. Being able to meet all these different people and working with these different organizations really opened my eyes. My favorite moment was yesterday, when we were working with Dorothy Day House to move two families into permanent houses. Seeing the smile on the second woman's face when we were moving her new furniture into her new home was amazing. I am so incredibly grateful for this week in Memphis, being able to get to know my classmates better and gaining a new understanding of the world around me.
Madison Savage – Today was a challenging day, for many reasons. This whole week has been filled with doing new and unexpected things along with meeting new people. Most of whom are severely suffering, with domestic abuse, poverty, and raising children on their own. With little to zero resources. It's sad. It's hard. There is no easy way or short cut when talking about and working on the issues that are plaguing Memphis, and the rest of America. Me and my group walked the bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas, and as we did it we paired off into pairs to talk about the trip. I walked with Mrs. Cole and we went over the whole trip and how we were feeling about leaving. There is no closure. There’s no perfection, and we can’t fix everything. Which might seem controlling and what not, but it's painful leaving. Knowing that these issues will continue to happen, knowing that we are still suffering.
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