So tonight, mom, dad & I drive East for about an hour to the Siksika First Nations reserve just outside of Gleichen. It was a nice drive and everything was very green. We got to the complex where we were supposed to go, registered and went into the arena. As you'll see by the pictures there were a lot of donations come in - very nice to see.
Our task this evening was to sort clothes donated by strangers into various sizes for the First Nations people to go and pick out. They need enough close for 1 week for every man, woman & child. Don't forget the toddlers! It was nice to see all the clothes in the arena.
The sad thing to learn is that a lot of the donations came in dirty - blood, general filth, etc. Unfortunately the people who were to receive these donations don't have water so could not was them. This HUGE pile in the middle of the arena has to be sent to Value Village.
Pile of clothes in the garbage bags to be sent elsewhere
So we sorted and sorted and sorted. The arena was hot and muggy, with no air blowing through. But we toughed it out and got a lot done. We were even lucky enough to help a gentleman pick out some clothes and find him a hoodie he desperately needed.
Even Snoopy made an appearance! My Peanuts Collectors Club members would be proud.
I was amazed that we volunteers got feed, so we all headed over to the High School. Very nice school.
Inside the gymnasium, you can see all the food donations.
Deerfoot Sportsplex
Mom took a few pictures of the clouds on our drive back to Calgary.
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