Day 3

Half way and not even close to the finish line.

We are half way through this pilot week. Today the group was split into two smaller groups. Group A went to the Food Bank where we were once again in the community kitchen. For the 3 hours of work, the group of 9 youth and 3 adults packaged over 330individual lunches, parts of 200+ TV dinners, and made about 800 sandwiches. Making parts of 1,300 meals is very excellent and fulfilling work. It's such a great feeling to know and see how much of a difference we are making in a single day.

Group B, made and delivered 70 lunches to some of our homeless neighbors in the downtown Cleveland area. The number of lunches coincided with the the number of lunches they were eating this week. So 14 youth and adults are packing 5 days worth of lunch for themselves this week. So today, they made and handed out 5 lunches a piece. By the time all the lunches were handed out, the nerves had subsided and they had the chances to provided one extra meal to 70 people. 70 people is roughly about 1/3 of a normal soup kitchen lunch crowd. Each lunch consisted of a PB and J sandwich, a piece of fruit and a bag of chips. The exact lunch that each of the 25 youth and adults here at UCOM this week, are packing in their own lunch bags.

This afternoon the group had Free time! They explored the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as well as the Edgewater Park. It was a much needed rest for them as well as the Director and Director's Assistant.

So far, the estimated man hours of volunteer labor has surpassed the 275 hour mark. By the end of the week we will add another 150 hours. Lots of great work in a mission field that never runs out of work!

More to come...