Day 2 Nawlins

Here are some pics and a video from Day 2:

Talking with GCC student council

On Monday, I was able to talk to the Greensburg Central Catholic student council and it was a great opportunity for The Call to Serve.  It was very inspiring to have the chance to listen and interact with this group of young leaders.  The meeting was held at Giannillis Italian Restaurant in Greensburg asa well deserved reward for the all the student council’s hard work through out the year.  But the GCC student council hasn’t stopped working even though their school year is coming to a close, they insisted on finding a way to help The Call to Serve on our journey.  One thing that they are helping us out with is the food supply that the CTS team will need while we are in the RV.  Gathering these non-perishable goods for us to enjoy during our long hours on the road is a huge sign that people are looking after us.  They didn’t stop there either! A teacher at GCC, Mrs. Mary Jo Brecht, also suggested to do a root beer float sale at lunchtime and the student council embraced the idea.  We can’t thank the GCC student council enough and we hope to continue to hear from you through out our trip!

1st Annual Kick for The Call..SUCCESS!!

After months of planning and changing the registration deadline 3 times, the 1st annual kickball tournament was a great success. We ended up having 8 teams and well over 90 people come out. The weather couldnt have been better, 80 degrees and sunny.
The tournament started off with a delicious breakfast courtesy of Dunkin Donuts and Trader Joes. We then went to pool play. 3 games for each team determined seeding. Top 4 teams advanced to the championship round. The first 4 teams eliminated from play were Chocolate Rain, Katies Kickball Crew, New Blazians, and the J-Birds. The 4 teams who moved onto to championship play were, Kicking & Screaming, Van Buron Boys, Rotary Westmoreland, and Jock Jams (best dressed team). Rotary Westmoreland (most hot-headed team, ha) was definitely playing to win and made quick work of Jocks Jams. Van Buron Boys’ all day comeback antics were not on their side as they were defeated by Kicking & Screaming in an epic battle. The stage was set for the championship game, Rotary Westmoreland versus Kicking & Screaming. After going back and forth for innings, Rotarys power house kickers were too much to handle for K&S. The final game ended in a 10-5 win for Rotary Westmoreland. We would like to congratulate Rotary on winning the tournament. Your title is up for grabs next year.
On behalf of the Call to Serve team, we would like to thank everyone who came out and supported our cause. It is greatly appreciated. For all of those who helped with behind the scenes stuff (food, drinks, clean up, etc.), we cannot THANK YOU enough.
We had a few pulled muscles, one bloody eye, many controversial calls, and a lot of sunburned skin ( I received word that Jonathan Pipes is stitched up and doing fine). All in all, the day was a great success and we hope to see all of you next year. Be sure to click PHOTOS at the top to see pictures from the tournament.