Alissa - day 4

Today we went to Union Local High School to work at a produce market set up for those who cannot afford their own. The people who came to the market were from the rural hills around the Barnesville/Bethesda area. Right when we got there, we saw about ten cars filled with people waiting to get their food. At that point, the semi truck that brings the food had not even arrived yet. That struck me very hard because it made me realize how eager these people were to get the fresh produce. It made me very grateful that fresh and healthy food is so easy for me to get in my life. We started unloading the food off the truck; there were onions, sweet potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, milk, cantaloupe, tea, V8 juice, and bananas. We handed out the produce to the families who came through the market, and they were very thankful. There were men and women working the market who were also handing out the food to them. However, we realized that those volunteers were also in need of the provided produce, and one by one they went through the market themselves. We all found this very cool. These volunteers were helping set up and hand out the food at the market, yet they themselves were also in need of the food. It just showed me how everyone is able to help and made me feel very good that we were there and helping them out.  The volunteers were extremely grateful and we left feeling very productive. Then we got to have very good ice cream after!

-Alissa Moore