October 27th,20007

Today when I went to volunteer at the Sisters of Charity I was able to help out with the Halloween Party. The Halloween Party was for the sisters, and the aid's/volunteer's children. The activity center was decorated very festive. There were carved pumpkins on each table, Halloween posters of spiders, bats, and witches. There was many games for the children to play. For instance, pin the corn on the pumpkin,and pumpkin bean bag toss. Many of the children and sisters came dressed in thier halloween costumes. They all looked adorable! The party was alot of fun because I loved helpping the children play games, and talking with the sisters. Sister Mary was so energetic and made a point to talk with every child, and she had a smile on her face during the entire party. She was making ghosts for the children useing kleenexes and suckers. I really enjoyed volunteering today because I feel like I have really gotten to know some of the sisters personally since I have been helpping at the activity center. At the party I did notice that the sisters who were still in really good health were able to interact with the children easily. But the sisters who could not easily move around, usually just sat at the tables quietly talking with eachother and observing all of the little children. This experience reminded me of when my great grandma was alive and we would have parties. She would usually sit on a couch in the living room, but sometimes she would go unnoticed because of the many activities going on at once. This made me realize that we need to make a point to reach out and talk to those around us, who may be shy or feel out of place. At the Halloween party I did this by making a point to go around to each table and talk with the sisters. Also, this party was a good way to reach out to a larger intermediate community. The sisters were able to meet the family members of their aids.