I am someone with a great desire to make a deep and profound impact on the lives of those who feel that they have been forgotten or lost in the world. For me a road trip is about finding a way to repay the world for all the gifts and good that has occurred within my life. This means giving back to those that are less fortunate than I have been in my life and making sure they understand that someone in this world cares for them and appreciates their existence.
I would like to take a journey across certain cities of America and working at food banks sponsored by Feeding America, a non-profit organization, along the way. Feeding America is an organization that is dedicated to “providing food for Americans living with hunger.” According to their research, 1 in every 6 Americans are living with the idea that they may not be able to eat a complete meal for the day. An even scarier thought than that is that 1 in 4 children in America are living in “food insecured” homes (FeedAmerica.org). This trip would be taken with my best friend Megan, who also has a shared passion to help others.
I plan on flying from Austin to New Orleans and from New Orleans, renting a car and driving to Atlanta and than Charleston. From Charleston, I prefer to fly to D.C. I think that it would be fair to travel that way. Fortunately, we have friends or family in 4 out of the 5 cities we’re traveling to. Renting a hotel in Charleston, the car, a couple flights covered by frequent flyer miles, food, and other expenditures will probably cost us around $2050 per person. We didn't include gas because lucky for us, our parents will/have provided us with gas cards.
Before I volunteer at any of these food banks, I plan on scheduling the days that I would like to volunteer on and turning in all necessary paper work before I arrive. In New Orleans, I plan on volunteering at the Second Harvest. After volunteering for a few days in New Orleans, I’ll move onto Atlanta’s Community Food Bank. From Atlanta, Megan and I will give our time to the Charleston’s Lowcountry Food Bank. Our final stop will be in Washington D.C., at the Capital Area Food bank.
This is such an honorable reason for a road trip. I think it's a great idea and an amazing way for you to get to travel and see the country while helping those that are less fortunate than you - which is obviously something that's very important to you. Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteI really like your road trip. I think that it is great that you want to help these people. I like your banner at the top of your page. It's colorful, and it's interesting because it fits with what you are going to be doing, which is to provide hope to these people. I also liked that you made a post about how we can help, so that people who also want to contribute can do that.
ReplyDeleteI really like that you are giving out time and effort to help the society. I really like the design of the blog. It is very easy to navigate. I also liked that you post informations to invite the readers to join the effort to help.
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