I'm grateful for learning about Give Kids the World through Disney. I don't tell many of my friends that I work there because the few that I have told just say things like, "It's not really a non-profit organization." or "I know someone who knew someone who knew someone who said that place is stupid.
Well, I don't care about the negative. I go there because I like it. Here are some stories from today:
I worked in "Amberville" today which is the train station they have there. Cheesy names for stuff, I know.
A little girl went up on the platform to ride the train. She was very clearly a very sick but happy eight year old girl who had undergone chemo, it looked like. As she hobbled along the platform she told me matter-of-factly, "My legs just aren't what they used to be!" How do you even react to that!? Fortunately she was joking... sort of.... I think.
Most of the volunteers in the morning are people who are quite old. One of the older ladies went to the volunteer hut to grab some cookies and brought some back for me. There was this one that was a chocolate cookie rolled in powdered sugar and I commented that I really want the recipe. The old lady came up to me a few minutes later and said excitedly, "I just go an idea for you to get that recipe?"
She then asked me, "Do you have access to a computer?"
.................yes. It's in my pocket and doubles as a cell phone, calculator, GPS, flashlight, camera, and more.
I just responded with yes.
"Well," she continued, "There's this really neat website called google dot com. You know.. on the internet, right? Well you go there and they said you type in the words 'chocolate crinkle cookie' and then it'll pull up all kinds of recipes for it!"
I tried so so so hard not to laugh! Great advice, I guess.
I love that place! I'd recommend volunteering there to anyone.
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