Way back in November, I ran a 10k with one of my cross-country runners. During the time we were together that day, she talked about how excited she was to be serving a meal at Salvation Army; something she had been doing for one of her classes. She was excited enough about it that I thought Little Man and I would give it a try.
Since the holiday season is full of people wanting to serve, we choose February as the month we would give it a try. I was a bit worried about how Little Man would do standing in one spot serving for an hour, but I figured if we did a one-time commitment then we would not be locked into it. It was worth a try.
Upon arriving at the Salvation Army we were instantly greeted by some people waiting in the hallway for dinner to start. It was a cold night, and I am sure it was more about getting out of the cold then it was about the food that night. Since I have had a few homeless teens on my caseload, I know that they can not enter the shelters until 6:30 (it was 4:30 when we arrived at the Salvation army).
Little Man went right to work helping set salt and pepper shakers out on the tables. Once things were set up people came streaming in at 5:00. Little Man was in charge of handing out sandwiches. He was awesome! At 6:00 when dinner service was over, he immediately started cleaning up. He helped another boy two years older than him put all the chairs away, wipe down the tables and sweep the floors. I was impressed.
Since it was late when we left, we stopped for dinner on the way home. Little Man said that he enjoyed serving dinner and would like to do it again next month. Now, if I can just get a time scheduled for us, we'll be all set.
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