Saturday, November 22, 2008 Walk for the Homeless

On Saturday, November 22nd 2008 AALEAD's Mentoring Program, Secondary School Program and MD High School Programs had a group of around 30 participate in the Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon. Despite the cold weather, the group enjoyed walking the 5K for a good cause.

October 24, 2008 Community Service: Gilchrist Community Center

Mentors, mentees, and student volunteers gathered on a Friday afternoon to create a Welcome Wall at the Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity!

Here is the wall they were tasked with decorating:

Thanks to donations from Home Depot, there were large styrofoam panels that students used as their base.
Each group was responsible for one of the letters in "W-e-l-c-o-m-e."

Students included flags, maps, and pictures to decorate the welcome wall. The word "Welcome" was also translated into various languages!

The last group was tasked with making the exclamation point, using AA LEAD's logo!

Slowly but surely, the pieces of the wall all came together as students carried their panels into the room.