JAMDOS

It's somehow already the Monday after Thanksgiving Break, signifying the start of my final two weeks at the JCRC as well as the beginning of a few very busy weeks for everyone else here.  I absolutely cannot believe my semester at the JCRC is already coming to an end.  The Jewish and Muslim Day of Service that will take place on Christmas Day is in the final planning stages.  I am working on creating a list of volunteers that have signed up, contacting organizations that are helping to support the event, and spreading the word on my campus. 

I was incredibly surprised to watch the number of volunteers that have signed up soar in the first few days the registration website was live.  The list is up to 95 total entries, most with up to 4 or 5 people signed up per entry!  It is heart-warming to watch a community reach out and join in on this spectacular event.  It certainly puts more meaning into the holiday season than the incessant Christmas music playing in the stores already and the lines upon upon lines of people who waited for hours this past weekend for "a deal."  I am excited to hear about the success of this year's event and I am going to miss the opportunity to watch it all come together. 

The website for the event is http://www.stljewishmuslimdayofservice.org/.  It provides a full list of our sponsors and the service sites to which we will be sending volunteers.  I will be forever grateful to have had the opportunity to work with each of these organizations.  The staff I have been in contact with have helped me understand the process of communication and the art of working together.  I have also greatly enjoyed and benefited from learning about the work each of the agencies and organizations are doing in the St. Louis community.