It was a good day.....
Jim encouraged the campers at camp this week to give up one of their free time periods in the afternoon to join in on a community service project. Out of just over 100 kids, 21 volunteered.....we were all pretty impressed with that. What a great group of kids!
The day started out with a little business going on in the parking lot: Elliot and Max in sales, Jax was the customer and Isaac was hired to FIND the acorns.....
This afternoon Rach and I brough the boys a little early to Madelines house....she is a sweet old woman who is 87 years old and hasn't really been out of her house for a very long time...much less to tend her yard.....one of the local neighbors suggested we help her out.....here is a before shot.
The boys worked on the driveway and got alot of the moss gone.....while we started,
out of nowhere, DOWNPOUR!!!
Ready to work!!
Chris found this 'Chicken of the Woods' growing in a tree near Madelines house.....
He left....and came back with a knife!!!
With the rain and the cold, it was time to send the boys home for popcorn and hot chocolate.....
Part of the happy crew.....
An after shot!! Much better!!
And here were the other half of the work party gang at Amanda's workplace : Community Services centre...they do so much good for the community and had much work around the building to do, so these guys weeded and washed all the windows!!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch.....
Another after shot....you can walk through now!!
Madeline among the kids......
She was very happy with the work that happened that she gave the boys some chocolate and some cookies...which we will save for the next blog!!! It was a sweet day.....I just love that they 17 year olds gave up their 'free time' afternoon time to work for somebody else. I hope that when my boys are older, that they are thinking and willing to live that way too.....
