26259 Day 70

basketball_jones

or, why i love being a volunteer.

i showed up at the nathan hale today expecting to help some kids with reading and homework. but, we've been experiencing some great weather and the new site coordinator thought it would be good to let everyone go outside. i decided to organize a basketball game. we had a great time! at one point two of my favorite (for different reasons) kids from last year got in to this crazy duel of weird shots...and they, unbelievably, kept making them. and the more they made, the more excited everyone became until we just couldn't help ourselves anymore and an uncontrollable laughter broke out. i mean, there was some serious, pee-your-pants, laughing going down on the playground.

this is exactly the kind of thing i would never have been able to do last year with all the details a site coordinator has to take care of during the day...what a beautiful freedom i have now! of course, i won't have the impact on these kids that i did last year. but it is so awesome to be able to come in for a couple of hours and bless their teacher by being a distraction. and you can't beat those moments of raucous laughter!