ALSO Saskatoon Day 2

Day two began with a short devotional at the MCC center in Saskatoon.  We then were whisked off to our work assignments for the morning.  We spent the morning in service at The Friendship Inn, the Foodbank, the Clothing Depot, the Salvation Army and the Village Green.

Erik Epp, Derek Yamchuk and Spencer Russell check expiry dates on cheese products at the Foodbank

Jennifer Regier, Suzanne Luitjens and Taylor Roy bag potatoes.

Holly Wheeler sorting clothing at the Clothing Depot

Jesse Woznickzka and Kyle Parton clean dishes at the Salvation Army

Julia Epp and Danielle Hunt clean shelves.

One group start their work at the community school, W.P. Bates today.  The students there escorted the ESL students of W.P. Bates to a folkfest hosted by a neighboring school.  

Dan Driediger and Tim Dueck join in a Turkish folk dance.

Coby Friesen shares a cultural lunch with students from W.P. Bates Community School

We also had several students out picking garbage in the cities core neighborhoods. 

Dylan Markwart cleaning the streets of Saskatoon's  inner core neighborhoods.

Today came the realization that service work is not always glamorous or exciting.  Even though it sometimes can be tedious and repetitious, it is always necessary and important work.  The experience of working along side the people that work and volunteer on a regular basis at these institutions as well as meeting some of the clients that visit these various services is often more important to our students' learning that the actual work being done.

In the afternoon we attended a workshop at the Village Green presented by Darren Friesen on how crime relates to urban poverty. 

The second presentation was a workshop presented by Rick Block (Heifer International) on food security. We watch a very informative video about urban gardening. 

Heidi Epp and Kyle Parton  question Rick Block on composting worms.

We arrived home late in the afternoon with a bus full of tired kids!

After supper, students were invited to visit the homes of some of the teachers for the evening. Each staff member planned an evening where the kids could relax, laugh, eat, and enjoy some time together. Hopefully it recharged us for a new day tomorrow!

Hugo Malan, member of 'Team Lloyd', hopes to outscore 'Team Bev' at the hula hoop challenge!