VISTA Buddies in Action--Aberdeen!

Chelsea and Carrie

Yesterday, I drove to Aberdeen to visit Chelsea, a VISTA recently posted at VoA in Aberdeen to work with RSVP. This morning, Chelsea and I went to a Senior Center to serve lunch with the Congregate Meals program. This program serves meals for seniors in a place where they can gather and socialize. Since today is the 106th birthday of the ice cream cone, dessert was delicious! 

Seniors enjoying a congregate meal at Anderson Senior Center in Aberdeen

After serving, we enjoyed our lunch with some other volunteers. Aberdeen is a very friendly city and I am glad to have had this opportunity to meet with some of our Volunteers of America staff in the opposite corner of the state. Aberdeen office has recently started a Mommy's Closet, too. I am interested to see how Mommy's Closet in Aberdeen compares to Rapid City once they get going full-swing. Mommy's Closet in Aberdeen has a table at the local farmer's market and they sell donated teddy bears to help cover some of their costs. 

Aberdeen's Mommy's Closet and some of the teddy bears