Tomorrow we leave on a Mini-SPIKE. We will be heading about an hour and a 1/2 south to fix up (paint...repair things..) a summer camp. There will be 2 other teams going with us...so hopefully we get a lot done! The project will last for 3 days and after that its back to Perry Point to prepare for our departure on the 6th!
We recently found out our individual team roles. Myself along with anotha fella, Conrad, will be the CAP (Corps Ambassador Program) Reps. We are pretty much the cheerleaders/mascots of the team and AmeriCorps*NCCC. For each project round we have to set up 3 different times in which we go out to the local community and promote the program. It should be really fun, considering Conrad has already made up a song to play on his guitar! The other role that i was assigned to is the Assistant Team Leader (ATL). The job is to help out TL TONY and if by chance he needs to leave the project, i step in as the TL. I'm pretty pumped that i was given this awesome opportunity!
I couldn't be more excited to get out and start doing what i came here for!..SERVICE! Training was an essential part to what is going to happen in the next 9 months but i think we are all ready to go out and get things done! I haven't done a lot of research about our project just yet but from what i know it sounds pretty awesome and we will be doing some great work!
...we will miss mardi gras by a week... :-)
2 comments:
Han! Luv your blog! More photos?
Hi Hanna-
My name's Anna, I'm actually one of the volunteers from the Madison group that came down to work with United Saints a few weeks ago. Recently, I've been missing New Orleans like crazy and was procrastinating doing my homework by looking at United Saints stuff and randomly found your blog. I just wanted to say that you guys were really awesome (although I'm pretty sure you and I never talked personally) and even being down there for a week I could tell the difference you were making in the community. I hope the rest of your time in New Orleans is awesome, and you have an equally awesome place to go in your second round. I've been (and will continue) praying for all of you! :)
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