Call to Action Day (After) Reflection

For my Freshman Seminar class, we went to participate and volunteer in E. Palo Alto at the Ecumenical Hunger Program. We started our day around ten in the morning and even though the bus ran late, all of us were just sitting in the quad talking to each other. When we arrived at our site, we had lunch first and then set off to work. I was tasked with unloading canned goods from their packaging and placing them on the shelves where they were supposed to go. I had Yuhan with me and she and I worked together for all of the two hours we had. I found the work to be tiring because of the heavy lifting and stocking. But it was so worth it because I knew I was helping not only the staff of the program, but also the families who would soon come in to get their food. Looking at the small warehouse the program had to stock all the food that it had, I was impressed with just how much good quality items were available for the families. I was thrilled to be a part of this service because it helps me to think about not taking for granted all of the things I am lucky to have. Services and volunteering in a program like this makes me think about us taking advantage of what we have and not appreciating them. I truly enjoyed volunteering at the program and giving my time because I know that the families who come in to get their food packages will be happy. Call to Action Day brought the NDNU community together because we all worked as small units wherever we volunteered to help others in need.