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Immersion Experience: Denver
DAY 1 -- HARD WORK
The day started with an early wakeup and our first cooking assignment. Each day we will alternate group responsibilities. Some of us will cook and the rest will clean. Today, the boys were in charge of making breakfast.....
and despite a lot of skeptical comments from the group, we had a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs, refried beans (made from scratch!) and fruit. During this time, we learned the dynamic of working with each other. After breakfast, we split into two groups -- half of us walked to Metro Caring and the other half drove to Focus Point. Both organizations are very different, and we soon learned how both help the Denver community.
Focus Point was more labor focused, hand-on work, and with an agricultural point of view. We helped with different projects like cleaning out chicken coops and planting flowers and vegetables. Metro Caring was focused on directly providing access to food. Visitors could shop for no cost at a small market full of produce, meat, canned goods, cereal and more. Some of us checked in people for their appointments or helped run items to their shelves while the rest of us helped unload groceries into people's cars and return shopping carts for the next visitors. Both experiences were independent from each other and kept us on our feet all day long.
To close out the day, we went to downtown Denver and attended Mutual Aid Monday. We brought home made food like enchiladas, burritos and sandwiches. It was a great experience to see how the community can come together to help those in need. We joined a complete group of strangers and immediately began working together to serve people. It was almost like a Thanksgiving dinner with how much different food was available. Plates were full of rice, potatoes, chicken cooked in every way, pasta, Sloppy Joe, and of course desserts. This was an eye-opening experience for us. We not only saw the power of community but also made friends with people we would never have met before. We got to see how grateful they were for having a meal at the end of their days and people to talk to. We are hopeful that we can keep learning more about different organizations and experiencing more moments like today.
But now, we sleep.......
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Focus Point was more labor focused, hand-on work, and with an agricultural point of view. We helped with different projects like cleaning out chicken coops and planting flowers and vegetables. Metro Caring was focused on directly providing access to food. Visitors could shop for no cost at a small market full of produce, meat, canned goods, cereal and more. Some of us checked in people for their appointments or helped run items to their shelves while the rest of us helped unload groceries into people's cars and return shopping carts for the next visitors. Both experiences were independent from each other and kept us on our feet all day long.
To close out the day, we went to downtown Denver and attended Mutual Aid Monday. We brought home made food like enchiladas, burritos and sandwiches. It was a great experience to see how the community can come together to help those in need. We joined a complete group of strangers and immediately began working together to serve people. It was almost like a Thanksgiving dinner with how much different food was available. Plates were full of rice, potatoes, chicken cooked in every way, pasta, Sloppy Joe, and of course desserts. This was an eye-opening experience for us. We not only saw the power of community but also made friends with people we would never have met before. We got to see how grateful they were for having a meal at the end of their days and people to talk to. We are hopeful that we can keep learning more about different organizations and experiencing more moments like today.
But now, we sleep.......
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