UCF Students Pay AFLC A Visit !

On October 19 the AFLC had nearly 50 UCF Student Volunteers come out and help with some general cleaning around the Center. The day started out with a brief orientation on who we are here at AFLC and our mission. The students then watched a video on the history of AFLC and our future plans. It was great for providing context for them on just who it was that they were partnering with to make a difference.
The students then broke out into teams and got to work!They laid mulch, planted flowers, cleaned the classrooms, including helping to sound proof the chairs on our new tile floors, and even helped set up the soccer goals. It was then only fitting to break out into an impromptu game. Volunteers mixed with the children, forming two teams. It was so fun to see the children laughing and playing as they interacted with the UCF role models. Then, right on schedule, it was lunch time!
What made this day especially impressionable was the hard work that the parents and children put in with these volunteers as if to say " You always have something to give." It was not just a day of volunteers coming in to make a difference, but also one in which two communities, UCF students and AFLC families,  came together for the common good. It was truly inspirational. Our parents work so hard on a regular basis. To come in on a Saturday morning, to get their hands dirty right alongside the volunteers, and then to prepare the lunch time meal was amazing to see. Everyone played their own unique role in making today happen and everyone was able to benefit from our time together. Our campus is brighter, more tidy, and definitely better off for having had the extra helping hands around from UCF. Thanks again UCF!