CTS announces return to RockyVine

The CTS team and a crew of volunteers will be heading back to RockyVine Camp to help out. They liked us so much, they invited us back. We are thrilled. Check out this little diddy.

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Day 2 Nawlins

Here are some pics and a video from Day 2:

Driving to Missouri

We added another service project to our itinerary. Rocky Vine camp located in Dutzow, Missouri. Set near the Missouri River, RockyVine’s adventure is off the charts. They need help getting ready for campers to start coming in so The Call to Serve team is headed to help. As I type this, it’s 12:34am in the morning. We will be driving throughout the night and arriving at Rocky Vine around 8am. Check out our video from the road by clicking read more. We’ll be posting another soon.

Doc to Dock Service Project 5/26

We woke up to rain, wind and some unseasonably cold temperatures. That didnt stop us though. We made the trek from Long Beach into Brooklyn and met up with students from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. We walked to 300 Douglass Street in Brooklyn and volunteered with an organization called Doc to Dock. Doc to Dock is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of people in Africa by providing healthcare workers with the tools they need. It is estimated that in the United States thousands of tons of medical supplies are discarded every day due to overproduction, procedural excess and regulatory requirements. This surplus of medical materials is either incinerated or deposited in landfills, both of which are harmful to the environment. Doc to Dock strives to reverse this cycle of waste by collecting the unused medical supplies from New York hospitals and shipping them to hospitals and clinics in need in Africa.
We spent our time at Doc to Dock organizing supplies and preparing palettes in order to be shipped to Africa. It was crazy to hear how many medical supplies in America are thrown away each year that are perfectly fine. It was truly awesome to know that we were having an impact on a community in need across the globe. It was a great day of service with the students of Bishop Louglin. To see other young people giving of their time after school was inspiring to the Call to Serve team. If you have a moment, click here to watch a short video on the Doc to Dock organization.

Send Off Party

This is a little out of order, but we just picked up an air card from Verizon so we are in business now. We had over 50 people come out to the send off party. It was great to see everyone and it also allowed family and friends to get a glimpse as to what we will be doing over these 30 days. It seems as though everyone enjoyed checking out the RV. A big thank you goes out to my parents for working hard all week to get the yard in top notch shape for the party. Despite the rain, we had a great time. Thanks to all for coming and out and donating to the Call to Serve.

2 More Days

It’s hard to believe that we are actually leaving in 2 days for our month long journey. We spent all day trying to learn the ins and outs of the RV. Needless to say, we are still learning. We’ll figure it out though, no worries. We also have some good news to share. We are officially The Call to Serve ltd. now, which means we are recognized by the government and our non-profit paperwork is filed. It’s a big step in the right direction for The Call to Serve. We hope by next summer to be sending RV crews all across the country. Check out pictures from the day by clicking here. A big thanks goes out to my dad for helping us out today. Be sure to check out the pictures. Thanks.

-Adam

Thank You!

We just wanted to let everyone know that we appreciate everything that is being done to help make our dream a reality.  Whether it be donating to The Call to Serve, praying for us, or even coming to support our events – nothing has gone unnoticed! Thank you to everyone that has helped us and to everyone that continues to help us on our journey.  This has truly been a faith building experience already because every time we need something, the right person come along at the right time.  All I can say is that God provides!

Ps. We have been so busy, but we are in the process of getting thank you letters out to everyone that donated to our cause – they are coming, I swear!

Aquinas Academy and Me

Today I went to Aquinas Academy to talk to 1st through 8th grade at the end of the day. The kids were great listeners and they asked very good questions when I had finished speaking.  This one little girl told me that she had an uncle that lived in San Diego who is getting surgery and she wanted me to help him, my heart broke when she told me this – she was so cute! My prayers are with you uncle in San Diego, good luck in surgery!

The Aquinas Academy family has been gracious enough to host a dress down day on Friday for $1 and all the proceeds will go to CTS.  We are extremely grateful for helping us fund-raise for our inaugural trip.  We hope that the Aquinas Academy family continues to support and follow us through out our journey this summer and summers to come.

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!