Today was our last full day of quilting. We finished up the projects we were working on. We stitched our bindings to our quilts to finish them off. We also watched four movies. First we watched Frozen, which Rebecca sang every song to. Then we watched Grown Ups 2, Tangled, and Ella Enchanted. After...
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Pine Barrens: Wildlife and Life in the Wild
Day Four The first stop on our adventure today was the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. At the Wildlife Refuge we learned about the processes and care that are needed in nursing hurt animals back to health. Some of the animals we saw included: owls, hawks, vultures, squirrels, foxes and deer. We walked around...
Continue readingThe Pen and the Penitentiary
Today Professor Michele Tarter spoke to us about her work with her “wisewomen,” inmates in a women’s maximum security prison in Clinton, NJ. Dr. Tarter brought a sample of the women’s memoirs, called The Pen and the Penitentiary; the writing was memorable and heart-wrenching. The art work was evocative as was the presentation, which...
Continue readingMulticultural Philly: National Museum of American Jewish History
Day Four Today we went to the National Museum of American Jewish History. It was a self-guided tour through the many years of Jewish history in America. Their special exhibit was about Jewish baseball players and how they had a lasting affect on America’s game. We had a great time enriching our knowledge about...
Continue readingGardening @ Habitat
Today, in our fifth day of Habitat for Humanity, we went to the Perkins Center of the Arts and helped them build raised planting beds for their garden. We built the frames out of 2 by 8s and filled them using dirt from a large pile that the Perkins Center had delivered last Friday....
Continue readingSJ Food Bank: Making make-up for mothers and moving heavy (juice) boxes
Today, we spent our second day at the South Jersey Food Bank. Everyone definitely earned their service hours today. Here’s how: The make-up crew is proud of all the kits they put together for Mother’s Day....
Continue readingMulticultural Philly: Around Chinatown
We started out the day by going to the Peking Duck House. The food there was really good and everyone had a good time. For appetizers we enjoyed wonton soup and spring rolls; for the main course we had duck, General Tso’s chicken, vegetable fried-rice, white rice, ginger lo mein, and string beans; for...
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Exploring Art: Synergies
Today everyone worked on completing a project for tomorrow’s trip to the Pine Barrens. These projects consisted of creating either an abstract or realism sculpture. Some people worked together, others chose to work alone. The students were offered various options on the type of sculpture they could create, or there was the option to...
Continue readingLacrosse: The road often traveled
Last Day We started the day with very cold weather (62 degrees) – what a chill in the air! Off to practice at 9:00 AM. Practice went very well. We continue to get better with each workout. Spending two and half hours in this chilly weather does take a toll but we all worked...
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First day in the village
By Sarah Henig, Vanessa, and Kendall On the first full day of service we ate breakfast with our families. Then, we went out to work on the playground at the local school. After a morning of hard work, we took a siesta and had a delicious lunch provided by our family. With the extra...
Continue readingCosta Rica: Lots of fun pictures
Here are some pictures. More pics and video to come when we can find a stronger Internet signal....
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Heading Home Soon
By Laila, Nneka, and Crystal We woke up at the crack of dawn, packed up all of our things and ate breakfast with our host families. Our host mom made us sandwiches for the road. We bought some homemade crafts and T-shirts from one of the mothers. We packed up the bus and headed...
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Building, painting, dancing …
By Wesley Our last full day in the village, however nostalgic, consisted of a morning of hard work and service followed by an afternoon and evening of engaging activities. Upon arriving at La Escuela de Coope San Juan in the morning, we finally completed the soccer field as a group. Once the soccer goals...
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Cutest new friends ever!!!!! They even sang a song for us. ...
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Snow on deck!
Today was a fun yet wintery day. When we got to the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, we immediately went to the boat. There was snow on the deck, so Kiera, Harvey, and Ian shoveled it off. While they shoveled, Mrs. Van Meter, Caroline, Kelcie, Natalie, and Aparna cleaned the living quarters under the deck....
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