Taylor croteau

Taylor Croteau
The beginning of my day started with a group of us going to meals on wheels to deliver meals to people who aren't able to provide food for themselves. I met this one man, Mr. George, who was 93 years old. His reaction to us showing up at his apartment really opened my eyes. He was ecstatic to see us. We talked to him and about Boston and our service in New York so far and what we have planned for the rest of the trip for about 15 minutes. I believe he doesn't get many visitors all too often unless it's family, and was very proud and shocked in the deed we were partaking in. Others seemed to not care as much that we were there. It saddened me to see that no one was there to take care of them and we were almost the most contact with people they had all weekend. The amount of people in need of something as simple as a meal cooked for them because of disabilities is immense. Another group went to the Jackie Robinson park and cleaned out a whole hillside of gigantic weeds. I wasn't there to see the starting point of the project but their attitude and dirt covering them showed exactly how much they really had done that afternoon. Hours of work put in really did pay off. To the people of Harlem the park cleanup meant a lot whether we saw their reactions or not. The few people to stop and take a moment to say you are amazing and are doing such a good thing really clarifies that the job got done successfully. I'm so proud of us today and it was one of mine and others favorite days of this weekend.