Day 4 Placements Mr. Tuit

This morning I got to take pancake breakfast supplies to Hope Community, where our students were making a breakfast for the residents. It was fun to see them owning their placement. The hosts have been very impressed by the job the students are doing, and the residents seemed to enjoy the breakfast a lot. There was a also a small birthday celebration for one resident, complete with cupcakes and candles.

Next I went to Degage to check in. There, too, the host agency is thrilled with the job the students are doing, and some cool relationships are being formed with Degage's clients.

It was on the way into Degage that my favorite moment of the day happened. I already got one parking ticket this week when I thought I could just run into Degage to check in. Today, I parked in front of Degage and then realized that I again didn't have any coins. I went to some of the men in front of the store front and asked if any of them had a quarter, but they immediately said no and turned their backs. When I said that was too bad, because I didn't want to get another parking ticket, every one of them turned back towards me and reached into his pocket to offer me a quarter. They wouldn't even take my dollar--they just wanted to help me out. Somehow, I became not just some guy asking for money, but a person they could relate to and wanted to help. I haven't thought through the moment fully, yet, but I'm grateful for the sense of community that was formed even in a small moment.