Community Care Day

Well, sometimes I just don't get how things happen!

I finally got a battery charger for my camera and then I lost the cable to download. I just found my cable to download, so I was unloading my 1 GB memory card (um, 920 images!) and normally I leave everything on the card just in case. This time I pressed "remove all images" from the card after downloading...checked my Community Cared Day pictures and there are only 2!!! And not 2 that really tell any story at all!

So, I guess you are getting the long and short of it!

I am privileged this fall to work for a company that not only gives back to the community in a number of ways, but supports Community Care Day by allowing associates to work at designated locations that are in need.

I was on a team of 8 people to help clean up at Groveport Madison middle school. We started at 8AM yesterday and finished most of the tasks, when the custodian mentioned heading over to the elementary school to help them out. No problem, right?

2 MOUNTAINS of mulch, 4 wheelbarrows and some very sore muscles later, we had effectively covered the playground with the required 2 inches of mulch. In the middle of the day, the kids came out to play at recess, and although the teachers tried to keep them out, you can imagine that was more than a chore. Since my job was to spread the mounds of mulch that the wheelbarrows were dumping...I made lots of friends who wanted to try their hand with the rake. When I heard "Hey Mrs., he won't let me have a turn!", I had to interject and recover my rake, right about the time the principal was heard to yell "EVERYONE OUT OF THE PLAY AREA! THESE PEOPLE ARE WORKING!!!" One little girl took me by the hand and showed me what "she could do" on every piece of the jungle gym. :)

It was a lot of work, but in the end, it was so worth it to see the teachers and children have their playground back! They even made us a cake with the words "Thank you" on the top.

It was nice to be able to give back to the community and know that our company supported the effort 100%!

On to the next project!!!