Sierra- UCP- Day Three

On our third day, we worked with the admin office and with the Early Intervention office. When we got to the admin office, some of us made phone calls to schools around the area to ask if they would be interested in participating in a fundraising event. But the schools were all on spring break, so we started calling businesses. The event is on April 25 and is called Casual Day, where employers let their employees buy and wear T-shirts from UCP on that day to show support for UCP and people with disabilities in the area. I usually don’t like telemarketing calls, but I felt some sort of a passion for this task because I had already met some of the participants this fundraiser would be affecting. It made me more driven to talk to people and explain the importance of the cause. We’re going to buy Casual Day T-shirts tomorrow to show our support for the organization.

After we made some phone calls, we went to the Early Intervention office and helped them sanitize and organize certain areas throughout the building. Early Intervention is a program at UCP that works with newborns through 3 years old to try and improve or combat any potential struggles they may encounter with their disabilities. I think this program is a great idea because it’s being proactive about the situation. We even got to see small glimpses of the little children, although we didn’t work directly with them today. But tomorrow we will be working there all day, and I think it’s safe to say it will be our most exciting day.

When we got done, our volunteer coordinator took us to a place called Steel City Pops that has gourmet popsicles. I bought a chocolate and blood orange popsicle and they were amazing! We all decided we will definitely be going there again. Then our volunteer coordinator hooked us up with a free tour at the Alabama Theater. It was built in 1927 for silent movies, but is now also used for concerts. The architecture was unbelievable and it definitely felt like we were soaking up a part of history by being there. I’m glad we were able to see it and I’d definitely recommend going there to anyone who visits Birmingham.