Volunteer stories
Goshen College: Celebrate Service Day
On September 19, 2007, Goshen College students took a day off to volunteer in the community. Nineteen students came to work in the Shoots, and quickly found themselves painting, stripping stair treads, scraping woodwork, and sweeping up. Some had a chance to tour The Hattle, our previous apartment renovation. Thanks, GC—your service brings us closer to our goal.
Culver Duck Farms, Inc.
On July 19, 2007, a catastrophic fire destroyed the Culver Duck Farms hatchery. According to the owner, “You have a choice what you focus on. We are choosing to look at the kindness of people and the support of our community. You can make it through anything when you know people care about you and are willing to help where they can.
Culver Duck has gone a step further and decided to let their employees, sidelined while the hatchery is being rebuilt, give their time to LaCasa. Each week in September, 5-10 employees have been helping us renovate the Shoots building. We are grateful for the gift of their time.
Northwestern University
Alternate Student Break is a college program during which groups of students choose to volunteer at designated locations. A group of eight students from Northwestern University came to live in LaCasa’s conference room for a week! They spent most of their days working at the Shoots building, but they found time for a meal with an Amish family, a trip to a festival at Bonneyville Mill, and a stop at Notre Dame on their way home. They even joined us for an All-Staff meeting, where they learned more about the inner workings of LaCasa. To quote our building services staff, “They worked like Wildcats!” LaCasa has enjoyed these visits from both Northwestern and the University of Illinois students during the last three years.
