Saturday, January 28, 2006:
Memories...
Recently I became aware of a special on PBS that I am really regretting that I missed. "Country Boys" is a three part series featuring the lives of two high school boys in eastern Kentucky. They attend The David School in David, Kentucky. I spent two spring breaks in David while I was in college. I am definately ordering the DVD.
The service trips were truely amazing and life altering experiences. The interview with Danny Greene mentions how the old school (building) that they were in was very dangerous and they were being threatened to shut down
"And we began construction [in 1989]. But it took a close to eight years. We were finally able to get in the building in March 1997. …
I was part of that experience. The school was still located in the old building on my first trip in 1996. It was Viterbo's first service trip. We were accompanied by Notre Dame and one other college/university whose name is blank right now and we spent time cleaning out the old bulding and helping out with anything else that the school needed.
I went back in 1998. This time we (my group) didn't spend as much time at the school since most of us had already volunteered there. It was amazing to see the changes that had taken place since we were last there. We ended up voluntering at a St Vinnie's/Thrift Shop type outfit and helped them organize the store, which was no easy matter. We got to hike the Appalachian mountains and still spend time with the David School.
Words cannot describe how these two trips changed my life and my views. It's a type of experience that I hope someday that Sarah will be able to have.
posted by Maryanne @ 3:17 PM | |
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