Today was our first day volunteering at TCC and it was an incredible experience. But of course, We're getting ahead of ourselves.
We woke up bright and early at the crack of dawn (9:00am). After a healthy breakfast of Wegman's Marshmallow Treasures, we made our way over to the Terence Cardinal Cooke Clinic. We were greeted by Tom, the Recreation Director, with a bubbly attitude and a brief orientation of the center and the services it provides.
To start, we played various games, of the board and card variety, with the residents. Each of us had to learn at least one new game today, specifically those playing Pitty Patty. We made meaningful connections with the residents through these games, as well as the conversations.
We were treated to a wonderful lunch of various sandwiches accompanied by soda and fruit.
After lunch, we returned to the annex to play an intense game of bingo. At the TCC Center, the residents play for quarters so the stakes were high! It warmed our hearts to see the residents so excited about something. Simply by sharing a table with a TCC resident, we were able to learn an incredible amount about their lives. They were happy to share stories of their pasts with us between the calling of the bingo cards. Shoutout Nidhi!
We ended our day with dinner, spaghetti and meatballs of course mmmmmmmmhhhhhh, followed by a meaningful reflection. It was exciting to be able to gain insight into the lives and backgrounds of our fellow teammates!
After reflection, Dennis, the outreach director for the church we are residing in, let us play his brand new improv card game. It was such a blast!
Overall, this was an amazing first day- 10/10 would recommend to a friend. We can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store!
Note: pictures are limited due to HIPAA restrictions.
xoxo,
gossip girl (jk just Becky with the good hair and Ben (Affleck???))
We woke up bright and early at the crack of dawn (9:00am). After a healthy breakfast of Wegman's Marshmallow Treasures, we made our way over to the Terence Cardinal Cooke Clinic. We were greeted by Tom, the Recreation Director, with a bubbly attitude and a brief orientation of the center and the services it provides.
To start, we played various games, of the board and card variety, with the residents. Each of us had to learn at least one new game today, specifically those playing Pitty Patty. We made meaningful connections with the residents through these games, as well as the conversations.
We were treated to a wonderful lunch of various sandwiches accompanied by soda and fruit.
After lunch, we returned to the annex to play an intense game of bingo. At the TCC Center, the residents play for quarters so the stakes were high! It warmed our hearts to see the residents so excited about something. Simply by sharing a table with a TCC resident, we were able to learn an incredible amount about their lives. They were happy to share stories of their pasts with us between the calling of the bingo cards. Shoutout Nidhi!
We ended our day with dinner, spaghetti and meatballs of course mmmmmmmmhhhhhh, followed by a meaningful reflection. It was exciting to be able to gain insight into the lives and backgrounds of our fellow teammates!
After reflection, Dennis, the outreach director for the church we are residing in, let us play his brand new improv card game. It was such a blast!
Overall, this was an amazing first day- 10/10 would recommend to a friend. We can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store!
Note: pictures are limited due to HIPAA restrictions.
xoxo,
gossip girl (jk just Becky with the good hair and Ben (Affleck???))
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