Summer in the City

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Category: All Saints Neighborhood Centers

All Saints enriches volunteers and children

Countless games of tag, an All Saints original game of Princess and the Castle (La princesa y el castillo), and friendly bantering at the shaded benches while regaining our strength in the sweltering summer sun all are notable components of the typical Summer in the City experience. I have volunteered with this program on and off throughout my high school summers, and this summer has definitely been one of the most fun and enriching experiences of volunteer work I have ever participated in. Getting to spend the beautiful summer days in the largest and one of the most vibrant cities in Michigan with a variety of kids that all possess different personalities truly makes each day worthwhile.

From participating in the program regularly, I get to know that 7-year-old Karen loves to play tag and has professional hiding capabilities, Melody enjoys modeling and posing for pictures and Gabriela is the fastest runner and is rarely "It" during our routine games of tag.

The moment the cars have parked along the streets and we eagerly approach the All Saints Center to find a buddy, I cannot help but anticipate what the day will bring, though I am can be pretty sure it will include hanging out with my favorite group of girls. Getting to know the multitude of children in the program is a truly unique experience everyday. Besides, who doesn't want to soak up the sun and simultaneously improve their Spanish conversational skills during summer's dry-spell of not practicing verb conjugations each week?