Student Update yall

In February, a group of 10 Lees-McRae College Bonner Leaders drove to Washington, D.C. The trip was planned by our Bonner Director and our Senior Intern. We helped out at a food bank called “Bread for the City” (http://www.breadforthecity.org/)- which was really awesome and we got to experience both of their sites, in Northwest DC and Anacostia. We packed up bags with food items as they passed them out to the people in the community. Check out their website above to find out more.
We stayed at a church and got to eat dinner with an organization involved with homelessness issues. It was awesome just hearing the stories of their lives. The next morning we visited the largest homeless shelter in the country and the world-”CCNV”. They gave us a tour of the shelter, and it is huge! It has a bed capcity of 1,350 for homeless men, women, and children. DC Central Kitchen even prepares the food for them. We were even fortunate enough to meet the Director - Mr. Terri Bishop. (http://users.erols.com/ccnv/_)- visit their site to learn more-it is just amazing to see what they do on a daily basis and how many people they help. Even though we did get lost a few times while driving around (since we are used to little ol’ Banner Elk, NC), it was just such an amazing experience. We learned so much and it was an awesome time-and we got to see the city. I highly reccomend that you try and work up a trip, even if it’s only a little weekend helping out-you will love it.

-Sheena Allen