No, it's not the title of the latest adult movie to go straight to video, but it sums up our first full day of volunteering in Baltimore.
We started the morning by having everyone meet up in the hotel lobby at 7:30 am. After introductions, a quick room change (the laundry and vending machines can get quite noisy), and some coffee, we drove into Baltimore and made our way to the Children's House at St. Casimir. Since we arrived quite early, we decided to walk around and found a quaint coffee shop to meet all of our caffeine desires. Fully rested and feeling the coffee buzz, we met up with Mindy and Darlene from Believe in Tomorrow, who gave us an expert tour of the facilities and provided commentary to help us understand the mission and goals of Believe in Tomorrow.
The Believe in Tomorrow house at St. Casimir provides hospital housing exclusively for pediatric bone marrow transplant patients and their families. With a full house expected in the coming weeks, there was plenty to do to prepare the facilities for Believe in Tomorrow's guests.
Our project for the day was to powerwash, clean, and sand a deck - and we don't mean your run of the mill backyard deck. This was the Taj Majal of decks... a three story, fully furnished, impressive structure with views of the Inner Harbor and an inviting garden at it's base. With Max and Tim powerwashing, the girls dutifully moved furniture, scrubbed every nook and crevice of the deck, and sanded all of the handrails. At mid-day, the Believe in Tomorrow Founder and CEO and his staff invited us to a spectacular feast of colossal crab cakes, shrimp salad, and other Baltimore specialties.
After lunch, it was more powerwashing, scrubbing, and sanding. Needless to say, everyone was tired and wet with several cases of trench foot reported by day's end.
In the evening, we headed to the Children's House at Johns Hopkins where the Believe in Tomorrow staff grilled some burgers, hot dogs, and vegetables for the weary volunteers. After a few National Bohemians (Natty Bo's to the locals), we left for the evening with our bellies full and our spirits renewed.
the SEEDS crew
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Sounds like you guys are having a great time! My request - more pics of Seederton. He's kinda creepy but also cute.
ReplyDeleteWhere was Seederton during all the first day activities? Sounds like you all worked hard and fed well. Take care! Can't wait to read more! Take care,
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Tell us more about Seederton. Where did he come from? Is he single? What's his sign?
ReplyDeleteWe're all very proud of Seederton for volunteering his seedy self to help families in need. If he gets too wet he might start sprouting. Be careful!
Bring back some crabcakes!!
Thanks for telling us all about day one! Sounds awesome on all accounts. Keep up the great work! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome guys! Great job and thanks for keeping us posted!
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