For day 2 of Elevate’s MRT 17 we served at Project Share in Carlisle, PA. Project Share is a food distribution ministry that ministers to hungry families in the community. 

We specifically helped with their distribution day. This is the day when needy people from all over the community come to fill shopping carts full of groceries for their families. The picture below is just part of the food line (the whole thing goes across a few different warehouse rooms). 

Our group helped fill bags of food:

They checked recently donated produce for quality:

Gave carts to people as they entered:

Passed out food on the line:

Helped people take the groceries to their cars:

And then quickly brought the carts back for the people at the beginning of the line:

Then we helped clean up. 

All of the students worked really hard and were very helpful and polite to everyone who came to get food.  I got this message from the Volunteer Coordinator at Project Share later in the day:

“Thank you so much for what your entire group has done today. We received many compliments about how friendly and hardworking your youth were.”

After we were done serving at Project Share we went to a mall for dinner and for the students to have some down time. Some of the girls took that opportunity to ride a panda through the mall. 

Here are some quotes from the students from day 2:

“It was an amazing experience” -Corbin

“I’ve realized how blessed I am” -Nathan

“Today I got to drive a panda” – Summer and Natalie 

“Some lady offered me her car” -Riley

“I will be seeing shopping carts in my dreams tonight” -Riley and Nathan

“Don’t flip your blizzard upside down for too long” -Sam

“This is the day that the Lord has made” -Ivory

“I barely got to wear my hat today” -Scott

Referring to what she learned from today: “Never judge anyone based on your assumptions. They could be from any city, any religion, any race, any family, but you will never know their situation unless you really take the time to get to know them.” -Dakota 

Other candid pics from today: