First Day MEND 3/20/12

Yesterday was the first day of my Service Learning Opportunity, and I had a wonderful experience.I started of by introducing myself to Richard who is the supervising manager for the food distribution center.

He directed my services to the kitchen which at that time was serving lunch. I  started off serving lunch in trays to the people standing in line. This gave me the opportunity to see actual poverty first hand, the look and reaction of the people we were serving food to was indescribable. I had not idea that in a country as superior as the US we had issues of poverty among our communities. It was nice to experience and get a feel of what communities face in terms of poverty. It defiantly provided me with great insight on the appreciation of food and why it is important to donate and help those in need.