Mid-Week 5

Our Week 4 went really well, but as it gets later in the summer I am starting to get more and more tired. I had my sleep in day today, so that helped a lot. We get one day off and one sleep-in day every two weeks, so I'll have to figure out what I'm doing for my day off next week. Last week I got to meet Shelby in Yadkinville (where her Dad, Step-mom and brother- Ryder live). Our Week 4 groups were from Chapin, SC- outside of Columbia and Berwyn, PA- outside of Philly. As the weeks go by, it's really interesting to see how different each group is. For example the group from South Carolina was very loud and energetic, while the groups this week are very quiet, we sometimes even forget they are here. Another thing I have noticed is how different the Group Leaders are, even within the same church. Some want a lot of instruction and guidance and others just want to do things their own way, whether or not it agrees with the way you told them. There also is a big difference in the speed some groups complete projects compared with others. Something that surprised me about being on staff is that it isn't always a good thing when a group works really quickly. Sometimes this is really helpful, like with our room addition we are trying to complete by the end of the summer, but other times when a group moves quickly it becomes much more difficult to stay within our homes budget. One way that we make up for this is RC money. RC stands for restricted county, or money that gets donated that is for use solely in Johnson County. Our ice cream eating contest is our main fundraiser, and how we earn most of our RC. However, our room addition is very expensive; as are some of the projects we have worked on so far- roofs in particular and so far our fundraising has not closed that gap. If anyone would like to donate money to our county to help us complete our projects for the summer it can be mailed to:

ASP Johnson County Center

General Delivery

Trade, TN 37691

P.S. The picture at the top is me getting pied at the end of Week 3