It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it." Albert Einstein
So yesterday the Prescient team headed out on its 2nd volunteering expedition at Evergreen Youth Mission. Our offering for the day was to prep and serve dinner to youths (16 - 25) who, for many different reasons, are in need of a safe place to go, and a free meal.
Vlad, who runs the meal program at the facility, put us to work pulling together a meal that I may have to copy for my own family; it certainly wasn't the menu I was expecting. All of our chopping of fresh fruits (7 in all) and veggies, baking of whole grain rice and basting of chicken resulted in a menu offering of; lemon/garlic baked chicken, herbed (with fresh herbs) rice, sauteed veggies, mixed green salad for dinner, and fresh fruit salad for dessert.
Not what you would expect (at least it wasn't what I was expecting) at a facility that has been around since the early 1900's (Evergreen has been around since 1896), and which hosted more than 185,000 visits to their programs and services from more than 18,000 individuals. Very impressive.
I am very grateful that the company I work for, and the individuals I work with, all believe in giving back to the community in which we live and work. It was a great experience, and I would happily go back and voluneer at YSM again. (Although next time I think Catherine and I will go a bit early and churn out some baked goods to go along with all that healthy stuff. :)
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