What are YOU dreaming about!?

Hey! We have [DR]EAM team on our minds! What's on YOUR mind!? 

Pre-Trip Service 03/07

The other half of the [DR]EAM Team had a great time at community forklift! It was a great time to bond with one another and get our painting skills ready for DR! Below are pictures of our team & the signs that we painted for the organization to use as chalkboards! They had us complete this activity because like many non profit organization they are often low on funding to have electronic signs made for their business instead they use chalk board paint and old material to remake them into beautiful artwork that will be displayed through out the store. These signs not only beautify the cold warehouse but they are also used to guide customers into the correct aisle for what they wish to buy. By having volunteers do something so simple like this, the owners of the nonprofit can take more time planning for the big things like helping out families in need!

  

Pre-Trip Service 2/21

Pre-Trip Service with Community Forklift

We had our first day of pre-trip service today! Pre-trip service is a component of AB that allows us to connect the issues we are learning about back to our community here in College Park. For our pre-trip service we volunteered with Community Forklift and TerpService. Community Forklift is a nonprofit that provides recycled and gently-used building materials and appliances at a reduced or free cost for community members in need. We spent our time with them measuring doors: approximately 240 doors were measured, which at $20 each translates to roughly $4800 more doors sold and in turn 3 months of donations. Unfortunately the snow cut our day short, but hopefully the other half of the group that is going on March 7 will get to stay longer. Check out the reflections of our group below.

Reflection questions for the [DR]EAM Team: What was one interesting thing you learned about Community Forklift? How do you think they make a difference in the community? What themes did you see today that you think will connect to our experience in the DR?