There will be many more photos soon, but here is just a recap of the very very cold MLK Jr. Day of Service.  We want to send a special shout out to Lou Jean for filling our bellies with pans of empanadas, veggie bread, sub sammiches, and the Obama chili baked into the cornbread (to make it portable).  Also, to all the folks that brought cocoa and to team Mega-Yax for the behind-the-scenes baking of RK treats, oatmeal cookies, hazelnut booze bundt and pumpkin spice drops.

We have an even bigger thanks to bestow on the new and old folks we met from PUSH and the Buffalo community and ReUse regulars–and Ellen Berrey’s class, for a record quickness with the board ups–THANK YOU!  We secured 6 houses and were finished up by 1:30pm (much to the disappointment of the late-comers)  Do not despair, there will be more opps.  I think the piles and piles of snow really make the colorful murals more vivid.  I hope the students and the neighborhood will be proud. I believe everyone had a great time even though our toes and butt cheeks were mostly frozen all day.  I saw Harrison stuff some of those hand warmers into his boots; I’m not allowed to tell you where he shoved the oatmeal.

Marc Odien of wnymedia came out and made a documentary clip about volunteerism and we also got a mention from Mark Sommer with the Buffalo News who highlighted all the different events hosted in Buffalo.