Keith Miller Volunteering

Recently I volunteered at a shelter helping some of the cooks prepare meals for the homeless. I felt like it was a very good thing for me because I don't get to volunteer a lot. Helping the homeless is not something you get to do everyday besides by giving them change which you get tired of sometimes especially when it's the same person. But in all we got to view the whole shelter, and observe the process they put people through to join. In overall I got to do a lot of things that helped out my community, and I felt good about it.

Laquanda Dobson's volunteering experience

When we volunteered at the Sunday Breakfast, it was a different experience. I enjoyed being there. I looked at their lives as an eye opener. I don't want my life to be like that. I thought it was a good thing that they fed people three meals a day. It seemed like people were happy that we were there. The best thing that happened was when the man thanked us for coming, he said that he meant it from the bottom of his heart. I also looked at this experience as a metaphor because it seems like if you don't do something with your life, you'll just end up homeless.

Laquanda Dobson's catering experience

The catering event was so nice. I enjoyed talking to people about what we do. I think that it is a wonderful thing that people are getting together to change our food systems. At the catering event, I saw many people that I saw at other events I've been at. I loved seeing them and talking about food systems. When the two cooking crews get together, we are the best we will ever be. The two crews go tegether like peanut butter and jelly. I love working with Nutrition's Most Wanted.

Keith Miller Catering and Networking

I was astonished to help out at the American Public Health Association conference. I got to interact with hundreds of people including my teammates, family, and co-workers. Allowing us to spread our information to others and also explain to people what we do, how we do it and why. I became more comfortable with speaking in front of large crowds. It was a joy seeing people looking engaged in what my crew and I were expressing and that made me feel confident and also made my crew feel more united and did an outstanding job with our presentation . I got to converse with people from all over the country, who had alot in common with what we do. But, there was so many questions asked towards me it felt as though this was a new thing for them, which made me feel even better because I was telling adults, I might add, things that us teens do which is basically raising awareness about nutrition and healthy lifestyles around the West Philadelphia area. Our special we made for the catering was breathtaking. Everyone loved the recipe and asked for some copies. The food was delicious and from what I heard, it was the best sweet potato soup some of the people ever tasted.

Maleeka Borders at Sunday Breakfast

When we went to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, I felt sad too because there was was so many very young people there, I stated to wonder how they go there and felt lucky what i wasn't in their situation. I also felt good because the people was thankful for us being there.

Nafeez Hill at the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission

Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission

The Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission was so fun. When we all got there we took a little tour of the place where the homeless people slept at. It was sad because they had young people in the place that were homeless too. We helped out a guy named chef John, who is the cook at the place. We helped separate things out of boxes and threw the old things away. It was real fun to do that. When it was time to feed the people, we had to put on aprons and hats and wash our hands. We all lined up and grabbed a tray as we walked past them in a line. As we grabbed the tray we grabbed a plate with food, an apple, milk, and salad onto a tray and served it to them. After everyone was served, we got to eat with some of them and talk about how the day went. The whole day was really fun for us.

Maleeka Borders experience at the catering and networking event

At the networking and catering event i was very hungry. when i was heating up the soup, My stomach was screaming "FEED ME". i couldn't eat until we were finished networking with people we talked about UNI and what we do at the feds. i kept forgetting to introduce myself. i met a lady for Maryland University but regretfully misplaced her email address. Upstairs, there was an exhibit about gay people and the Nazis. in the exhibit ,i saw how the Nazis persecuted homosexuals by separating them and locking them up. i was so sad and was about to cry. the fact that they had the real mug shot and you could see the sadness in their eyes

Nafeez Hill at the APHA

American Public Health Association

After school we met with NMW around 3:30 and drove to the conference in Center City. When we got there we played a fun icebreaker called bullfrog. After that we went inside and it was beautiful. There was catering and all kinds of nice people were there. First, we warmed up the Curry Sweet Potato Soup that we had made. After that we went into a room and practiced our parts that we were assigned to talk about in front of the people. We met new people and talked about what we do . The people were so amazed by what we do in our neighbor hood. After that we had to line up into our places to talk. We talked about what we do, where we do it, what we made for them that night, and why the ingredients in the soup is good for them. After that we got to sit down and eat and enjoy ourselves a little bit. When we got done eating, we washed dishes and packed up. Before we left we said goodbye to everyone and we all went home . It was a great experience.

Mecca Ellerbys' experience volunteering at the Sunday Breakfast Mission.

I always had a passion for filling hungry bellies, since I was old enough to understand cooking. The moment I burnt my first egg attempting to serve my mom, i knew i wanted to do it more. (in the correct manner) lol. At the Sunday Breakfast Mission I got to exercise my passion. Although I didn't necessarily cook, I still enjoyed the serving aspect. When the trays were placed in front of the homeless their was a true look of appreciation on their faces. It felt good to know that with my actions I helped someone in a position in which I could be. I love what the SBM does for the homeless its the beautiful thing. Although its a difficult job to bed and feed so many, they did so well to make the duty effortless! I got a good nights rest knowing i blessed some.

Briana JOnes' experience with Sunday Breakfast

Sunday Breakfast was the best experience i've had since i have started working with FEDS.We helped homeless people and served them food.I had fun helping the homeless. It was a very fun day for me. Especially since it was my first experience in a shelter.

Mecca Ellerbys' experience catering and networking!! : D

When I catered for the American Public Health Association Conference I had fun. I Really enjoyed the fact that the people who were there enjoyed our Curry Sweet Potato soup. I LOVED the networking scene. Everyone my co-worker Briana and I spoke to seemed genuinely interested in what we did. I ran into people I spoke with before and passed my email address around plentifully. I for once felt loose and comfortable, not to mention that the center we inhabited was gorgeous. (* . *)

Briana Jones' experience catering and networking

When we attended The American Public Health Association Conference, it was a fun experience. I met a lot of people and it was very interesting. We tasted and also served the food we prepared. I talked to many people who seemed interested in UNI, and wanted to know more about the program. For the most part it was fun.