WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH

Today, my group volunteered at the Fraternite of Notre Dame soup kitchen. This soup kitchen is ran by French speaking Nuns in Spanish speaking Harlem. I have never met a Nun in person so it was extremely cool to meet them.

I assisted in making 100 lunch bags that contain peanut butter sandwiches, apples, bananas, and Debbie cakes. The Nuns go out every evening to give food to the community and the bags we prepared were to be giving out today. After preparing the meals, I then helped unload and stack up the food that was delivered from the food bank.

Today was another rewarding day. I was in awe at the level of respect these Nuns were giving from the homeless people they served. I was also surprised when one of the homeless guys assisted us in stacking the boxes of food. --- Atwanna L. Royal


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Wow…today I met a Nun. I was so excited because I had never seen one before. The nuns are from France, but their institution in located in Spanish Harlem. Upon arrival, we were immediately put to work. I assisted in making 100 lunch bags for the homeless. I was touched that the sandwiches we were using were made by a fifth grade class. I was so happy that young kids were taking part in their community. After helping with the lunches, I began to wash dishes…lots and lots of dishes! Also, before leaving, I mopped the floors. ~ I am very pleased with the way the day turned out. The nuns are so dedicated to the people of Spanish Harlem. --- ~Kamille Rigsby


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Today my group went to Spanish Harlem and worked with French nuns. Yes, you heard it right. Spanish Harlem & French Nuns.

It was a very cool experience. I served the homeless guests food in a buffet style setting. We had several food choices and the homeless could pick one or all of the items. I also cleaned up after the homeless guests by wiping down the tables and chairs after they left, taking their trays back to the sink and throwing away their plates. I also served them water and made sure their pitchers and glasses were full. I got to interact with several of the people and it was a lot of fun. I assisted in making sack lunches for the Nun’s to distribute out on the streets. I enjoyed interacting with the Nuns. They were very pleasant and down to earth.

It was entertaining to see them interact with some of the homeless guests. They would joke back & forth and pick on each other in a joking way. I have never experienced anything. --- Amber


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Today we went to the food bank in the Bronx. It took a while, but when we finally got there. We went straight to work. We went and watched a movie about the food bank and what it does, I learned a lot more about what a food bank does and how important it is to the hungry community. I really felt like we got a lot done and accomplished good stuff. It was a good day ad felt well about our work. --- Tina Young


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We volunteered at Fraternatie( run by French nuns) which was in the Sister mary of the Nazarene comment. The nuns served hot lunches to the hungry Tues- Friday and had a program for children on Saturday. We packed PB and J lunch bags as well as served lunches,. I didn’t experience any language barriers ever though the nuns spoke mostly French and they were located in Spanish Harlem. I loved the way the guests interacted with the nuns. You could tell they had a close and rewarding relationship with that population. --- Denise


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Today started with another work on the metro system to the Bronx. We visited a food co-op/ food pantry. We packed boxes of beverages to be sent to churches or homes. We left there and ended the evening with another show at The Apollo in Harlem. --- Xavier


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Frat. Of Notre Dame was quite interesting. The staff consisted of French speaking nuns. They were pleasant and grateful. We packed lunches and served food to the guests. The guests were appreciative of our services. It made me feel warm inside. The Apollo was fun and relaxing. The group got a chance to interact with one another while being entertained. --- Willetta Reed


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Our adventure started with going to a food bank in The Bronx. Today was pretty much different from other places we have helped. It was different because we were lost for an hour due to very bad written directions but we still got the work done. When we arrived there, the people were very nice as always.

One of the differences I found is the Bronx has a rough setting. It was cold and windy. The food bank distributes food to all the other non profit organization. Without the food they package to non profit charity organization, New York would struggle to feed its people. I love the team work effort from my group from each volunteering service. I enjoyed how we were able to break up into group and finish jobs we were assigned. I believe our great team work in each volunteering services helped us to finish several of the jobs the people wanted us to finish on time. Most of the time we finished our duties ahead of time or we did more than the people expected. It was an awesome feeling to gain from this experience. Our work that we contributed today provided food to those who are hungry in New York.

OH I ate at White Castle for the first time. I never heard about it until my group members were talking about it. It tasted the same as Krystals in Georgia. At the same time, we went to The Apollo for amateur night. The show was awesome. I enjoyed the performers. Most of all I liked knowing I was in a place where Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder performed. --- Penny Ho


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Yesterday was an awesome day. I had the chance to visit a food pantry. The pantry serves the five burroughs of New York City. There is so much food that is being distributed to these cities. We packed about four planks of food that held about thirty six boxes of food and each weighed about twenty pounds a piece. I hope we were able to make a difference today by volunteering. --- Michelle Carter