First thing this morning, we heard from those in the
community that want our help this week.
Ginny Weeks from the library told us about some of the culture
here. We also met Elva Dorsey from the
CDC who does many things for Browning.
Primarily she deals with economic development, but she also helps the
kids here to stay involved in positive and healthy activities. Sean Potts was here from Manpower to let us
know about when he could need our help this week. Finally we heard from Dee Hoyt who is
director of fitness and runs health and wellness here on the campus and also
directs projects for social problems like meth addiction and other “touchy” subjects, as she said.
After this everyone decided what their projects were for the day and got
started. Bonnie, Nadine, Lily and I
(Molly) went to the elementary school and trained to be girl scout counselors
for most of the week. We are excited to
meet all of the girls tomorrow.
Leena, Annalisa, Rawah and Kelley spent their day at the
senior center visiting the elders. They
entertained them with games and heard interesting stories.
Lindsay, Vinnie and Liza went to the Boys and Girls Club to
see if help was needed and ended up playing with about 30 kids for the day.
Billy and Will went to the pool to help but there were
already enough volunteers, so they picked up trash around BCC because that is
what Smokey asked them to do.
Ann H. and Sunny spent the majority of their day at the Nurturing Center, where there are children everywhere from toddlers to 6-7 year olds. The children were at risk and now they are in
the safe house so they can be cared for as best they can.
Ann H. was also at the culturally-based addictions treatment
program to see how she can be helpful in the days to come.
Ann M. and Joe kindly got everyone to and from where they
needed to be today.
Once everyone was back from their jobs, many of us went to a
traditional Blackfeet sweat where we
were immersed in the culture, and
experienced a spiritual tradition that we would probably not have ever
known. It was an amazing experience and
we were welcomed with open arms.
The first day of the projecgram is over, but luckily there are
many more to come! - Molly
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