Rebuilding Together
One thing I’ve always wanted to do, but I’ve never done, was to do the “Christmas in April”, or as it’s known now, “Rebuilding Together“. This is where businesses get employees to dedicate one day (this last Saturday) to help fix up someone’s house in the area. With all the things I’ve tried to do in school, and with the National Honor Society in high school, I had never done this. Plus, volunteering my time to help others less fortunate was a goal of mine somewhere around the start of the year. Even though I sometimes feel that things are tough financially for me now, I’m very blessed to have a wonderful family and job that I love.
We started at 8am and finished up around 4pm with a lunch provided by the people at Rebuilding Together. Our BOCES team was spread out throughout all the divisions, and I was able to meet a bunch of great people from up on the Hill and at other centers that I’ve never even met before. I thought it was a great experience that even motivated me to come home and mow…..PLUS, weedwack! Now I have to work on staining the decks!
My main job for this day was to paint after I finished caulking in a back window. I started painting trim, and by the end of the day I had spent most of my adventure up on a 24 foot ladder. Mostly painting near the top of the house!
Man was I sore Sunday morning!
I did have an excellent time, and I would suggest it to help build relationships in any business or school. It was great to see people outside of work, and to build on connections that either didn’t exist before or were not very strong. My next trip to the Hill will be much more interesting now. I met two people who’s fathers worked with my dad, a couple of people who knew teachers I had worked with at CLCS and SWCS, and even met the husband of a teacher who was going to be in my Monday Tech Camp.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:15 am
I never heard of that program. I’ll have to pay attention if I see Rebuilding Together locally. Now I’ll know what it is.
Ann
July 29th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Ann,
Quick response! I had to go back and add the tags and you had already left a comment. I did enjoy it and since I wasn’t ready to formulate a wiki or Tech Camp post, I thought, what a great time to add this one. But, I really am still sore, getting old quick.