Thursday, we got to go to the fire department and have an informative interview with the fire chief. That was awesome in and of itself, but then he offered to give us a tour! They usually only give kids tours, so you could tell they enjoyed being able to actually explain things that they normally wouldn't be able to explain to children. Like better discriptions of what each compartment holds in the firetruck, what different gadgets do, etc. Then they asked us if we would be interested in going up on the 100 foot ladder. Naturally, we all said yes! That was super awesome! After, we got a tour of the whole building-including their living quarters which apparently they normally don't show. I finally get to say I saw a kitchen in a fire department! That's been a weird goal of mine... Then they gave us souvenirs!
On Friday, we went back to Red Cross and got to organize some cluttered cabinets and make them all pretty! Naturally, we have fun along the way....
Saturday, we got to go help out with some Cert Training. (The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned
in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community) The last test for these people was to rescue survivors. We were the "survivors". They put injury makeup on us, and then sent us to a dark basement (an old morgue, actually). It was an awesome, awesome time! They gave me a stuffed dog, so I went with the "crazy pet owner" and decided that I wasn't leaving the "disaster area" without my dog. They had to carry me out on this blanket-thingy, then they wrapped my injured arm and worked on my "broken" leg. It was definitely an interesting experience...
That night I went to World of Fun! That was super awesome! And then Tuesday, I went to a Mary Kay Convention.... There were a lot of rich ladies who were big into makeup there. I wasn't one of them. It was a fun experience though!
Nothing else has really gone on this week, but this weekend was busy! We went to Rolla, MO and went to two ISPs. One involved cleaning a room of toys that was for children with special needs, the other was helping out at the Fugitive Run. The Fugitive Run was awesome! I didn't run it, I just volunteered there. At the end they let us go down this water slide, it was awesome! The impact was really hard but I really loved it. It rained the entire time we were there and it was cold, so we were all soaked completely. But I enjoyed it!
Sunday, two of us went to go to the animal shelter one last time. We cleaned some rooms and said goodbye to our favorite animals. They sent us into the feral room without telling us, so we couldn't figure out why all the cats were so violent. Besides that, it was a good time.
That's pretty much it for this week! Hope you all enjoy this post!
