After breakfast we headed to a nearby middle school where the guys performed "Kids on the Block" as we have done at Boys and Girls clubs and schools before. We do it to teach kids acceptance of people with disabilities and to show what abilities they have.
After we left the school we headed to a local park where we hung out with the ARC kids and had lunch in the park. A lot of the guys played baseball and other games until it was time to head off to our afternoon activities.
I went with half the group to the ILC and Goodwill centers. We first stopped at the ILC center in Grand Island where we learned about how this center provides work for people with disabilities making things and selling things and helping them get acclimated into a work environment. We got to hang out with some of the clients and even got paracord bracelets from the center. They look pretty sweet.
Next we went to a Goodwill warehouse and got a tour and kind of learned how everything that gets donated is sorted and priced and put on the shelves as well as everything that gets recycled as well. It was pretty neat and one of the employees started a large game of bingo which we participated in.
After Goodwill we headed back to lodging where I took a nap as a lot of people did and then we headed out to dinner which was at the Catholic church in Grand Island and it was a nice potluck type dinner. There were hamburgers, hotdogs, and all kinds of other things. We got to hang out with a few of the ARC clients and then we watched another performance of "Kids on the Block"
Lastly for the day we were taken back to the park we went to earlier and were given a history lesson on the relationship that Push America and the Journey of Hope has with Grand Island. It goes back a long way and we really got to understand how much we have helped eachother out over the years.
We said our goodbyes and took pictures and headed back to lodging.
Have a great night
Peace, Love, and Parks
White "DJ" Doug
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