Creativity Action Service

Thanksgiving Day Helpers

Hi Everyone!

    Although it has been over a week since Thanksgiving, I thought I would share with you what I did on that special day. Melissa and I traveled downtown to volunteer on Thanksgiving, which included serving lunch to the homeless and needy people of our community. By 9 am, there were already over 100 volunteers ready to cater to the homeless, even though the event wasn't to start until 11 am. So during these two hours, everyone set up the dining hall by arranging the cutlery, place mats and condiments on each table. Everyone was then required to wear an apron and gloves as we were to be handling food. Once the guests started to pour in, Melissa and I greeted as many as we could. We then sat them at a table, served them a delicious meal complete with green beans, turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, yams, cranberry sauce, gravy, carrots and beets. As they dug in to their meal, we both sat next to them and kept them company. It was amazing to sit down and speak with some of the less-fortunate people and find that despite their situation, they were still happy individuals that appreciated everything in their lives. This particular CAS activity (although it did not feel like one as it was entertaining) made us both feel very grateful for all of the opportunities in our life and encouraged me to do more activities like this one. What did you all do for Thanksgiving?

Melissa and I before the event started (It's a little blurry)!

P.S. I hope everyone will get the chance to complete an activity like this sometime in their life, or even make it a tradition! It is very eye-opening for any individual, and it really makes you re-evaluate everything you think is important in your life.

- Sophie F.