Sara Fich NH Trip

Hey! We came back from Hebron on Saturday, after a great week. Each day was different, because we would help out different people and different groups each day. We raked, cleaned, planted, mowed, emptied a pool, washed dishes, polyurethaned walls, and about a million other things. We had a great time with everything, because everyone we helped out was so sweet and enthusiastic, and really appreciated our help. One of the most memorable times was the first day, where Sarah T., Ms. Young and I went to help a woman named Jane, who, in addition to having lost family members, was also undergoing chemotherapy. We helped her ready a garden for planting, and helped her empty her above ground pool. It took a lot of work to just find the right tools, and we learned some valuable lessons, such as "water is wet." Sarah even created a game of racing dandelions in the stream, which really brightened Jane's day. Throughout the week, we did so many things, making soup to deliver to those who needed it, painting the window frames in a church, and getting our hands covered in polyurethane when we readied a bathroom for incoming campers. The camp, called the Circle Program, is a camp for at risk girls. We even got to spend a day at the local elementary school, where we decorated the cafeteria and spent time in the kindergarten and first grade. As I said before, our help was appreciated, and we had so much fun doing our work.
We stayed at Michelle's house in New Hampshire, and, living together, managed to divide the tasks of cooking somewhat evenly, and had so much fun playing games, holding random dance parties, and even having a campfire. Every part of the trip was fun, and we hope to continue relations between Lincoln and Hebron.