Friday, November 11, 2011

DAY OF CARING, October 7, 2011

Stay tuned for photos from Day of Caring. The Humphrey Fellows and program staff spent the morning at SKILLS INC - a center that operates a day program for mentally challenged adults. We met wonderful residents who gave us all the opportunity to share the gift of time while making arts and crafts. The staff told us they were pleased with the interactions between the residents and the fellows. One example was Mouse who had not spoken for over two weeks - within an hour of making clay figures and puppets, he was talking freely and openly sharing conversation with several fellows. Posing for photos...and then there was Tom who shared his scrapbook with the fellows. Another resident who could not speak communicated non-verbally with the fellows....overall we were all touched and hope to return in the new year to spend more time with the residents of SKILLS. A staff member sent a message to us - after we left, Tom said, "I will miss them". It truly was a "Day of Caring"!