Day 5

Today, I finally went back to the PNC after Christmas and the snowstorm. There were practically no people there! Everyone was snowed in so I was alone except for two volunteers and a secretary named Kim. Since nobody was downstairs and there were no donations for food coming in, I had to go upstairs to work on clothes and toys for the first time. It was very exciting because there’s like a senior area up there where the elderly can come and drink coffee and play bingo. There’s a lot of energy there and they were all happy to see me helping. Quite a few of them said they were glad there was one child in the world who wasn’t spoiled like the kids I was packing toys and P.J’s for. I had some skepticism on those remarks but shrugged it off and continued working. Surprisingly, there were a lot of toys left over from Christmas and tons of pajamas. Some of toys I recognized from when I was young enough to find them interesting. I had quite a lot of nostalgia working up there. It was a welcome change from sorting food though, so I would be glad to go up there again. Maybe next time, the seniors will actually let me have a cup of coffee!