If You Build it, They Will Come
How many of us could say that we have 15 friends that would give up their entire Saturday? And perform manual, back-breaking labor? And get nothing in return?
That is exactly what I witnessed this past weekend. For nine hours, a group of my friends and I volunteered to assemble a playground at an elementary school in downtown Atlanta. We came prepared with bottles of water, gloves and the willingness to serve. What we were not prepared for was the battle that would take place between us and the very hard Georgia red clay. It was an exhausting day as we took turns digging the 15 (very large, very deep) holes, hauling away the dirt, pouring concrete and eventually assembling the giant swing set. We walked away with blisters, aching muscles, dirty clothes… and the knowledge that we had truly made a difference in the world, at least in the eyes of a few hundred kids.
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