A Day of Hope

This weekend, I joined the 25th Hills Alive for a Day of Hope. Day of Hope was an invitation-only event for families in need. We passed out invitations for two weeks prior to the event. The first 200 people with an invitation who registered received a big box of groceries (that we helped to pack with Youth Works on Tuesday before the Day of Hope). 
We set our table next to registration to tell folks about Mommy's Closet and Youth and Family Intervention, two of the programs Volunteers of America, Dakotas offers in Rapid City. We also passed out flyers for a carnival we will host in September.

There was a great turn-out. More than 600 people registered out of 1000 invitations, and we distributed 209 boxes of groceries. There were games and prizes for the kids, and a free lunch at noon! It doesn't get much better than this. Just before lunch, a local church youth group performed a Human Video. I was unfamiliar with the term, but I learned as I watched. They acted out a silent skit to the music and brought the message to life. It's amazing what we can do with the right attitude and a little imagination.