Today, we woke up at eight and had breakfast. We split into groups and went to stores to buy the items we still needed for the food bank. Our group met back up an hour later at the site of the food bank to set up. Hundreds of cans of vegetables, fruits, and soups were sorted, and the food bank began. It was really exciting to watch families come and pick out the food and clothes they wanted, and be so thankful for what we had given them. It made every one of us feel like we were truly doing something that could help the people we have been learning about all week. The excitement in the children's faces as they picked out toys made everyone happy. After several hours of handing out food in the hot sun, the ice cream/horchata man came in his truck to give us treats. We were very grateful for the cold refreshments, especially because we have been eating less and working hard this week to enrich our knowledge of the migrant workers lifestyle. All in all, everyone had a lot of fun today seeing how much we were making a difference to the people coming to the food bank. It was a really enriching and memorable experience.
-Siona and Meghan
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