Saturday morning got off to a cold start, but quickly turned into a beautiful day. My team got started bright and early and Shadow Wood. Our project was to paint the community center that the Library and Information Science students are working on turning into a computer lab. While our group was small, we were eager and quickly had the first coat up on the walls.
Lunch came at a perfect time because we had worked up quite an appetite. The community cookout was so much fun! We got to eat GREAT barbecue and mingle with the other students. The best part however, was getting to meet some community members and play football and soccer with some of the neighborhood kids. Seeing their reaction and excitement to have us around was extremely inspiring. The cookout came to an end and we went back to Shadow Wood to finish up painting.
By the end of the day Saturday, we were tired and covered in paint, but felt accomplished and inspired by the community and the people who are working to make it a better place. We were all very excited to be back, working in the Champaign-Urbana community. Can't wait to see what the future holds for AR.I!!
