Titusville Playhouse.

The first day I volunteered at the playhouse, there were students everywhere. It was almost too overwhelming. There were people sanding down the stairway and people wiping down the walls at the same time. This didn't make much sense to me because the more people sanded, the more people had to wipe down the walls. Also, I thought it was a little backwards that the walls were painted, then spackled, then re-painted. I think that it would have saved time to stop and think of the correct order to do things. The second day I was there, there were fewer people, which I found to be more relaxing. Everyone had a job to do and knew how to do it. Some people worked on lighting and others worked on organizing the clothes. A few others and I painted the stairs. Things weren't as hectic. Overall, I liked volunteering at the playhouse because going from extremely old and dark wall paper to pink paint was a big change.

Summer Camp.

I recently went to a summer camp in Lake Wales and was a counselor for nine second, third, and fourth graders. I was with them from Sunday at 10:00 to Wednesday at 10:00. We got up each morning at 7:00 and went to bed around 12.30 every night. The day was constantly going and included activities such as archery, paddleboating, and campfire. The camp has it's own community of workers, some of which stay the entire summer, some for two weeks, and others work year round. Everyone has their own job to do and most of it is behind the scenes work. Without the two-week and summer-long workers we wouldn't have had three meals a day or lifeguards to help protect thie kids. Without the counselors, the other workers would have to look after the kids while they cook meals. Service for others can be rewarding becuase you know that you are helping someone else out. I plan on being a conselor next year as well because even though I barely got any sleep, it was worth it just to see the children's faces when their parents came to pick them up and they were excited to tell stories about their week at camp.

Community.

What can I say about community? If you go to any dictionary and look up community, it will tell you that a community is "a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment" Well first off, those organisms may share the environment, but they may not always get along. There are communities of people and communities of animals. One advantage to having a community is that help will always be around. Dolphins, who swim together in pods, work together to catch fish. If one dolphin is hurt, the others help to bring it to the surface for air. I recently helped out at my local town's playhouse with a few others and did things such as paint, and organize. Towards the end of the second day I was there, I heard the person in charge of the playhouse say "it's amazing what twenty people can do in a day!" With help from others in a community, things can get done much faster than if it was just by yourself.