Two weeks ago we went to The Working Center, which is where myself and the rest of the BB crew are going to be doing our volunteer services for the remaining months in this term. It's located in Kitchener, and consists of two buildings adjacent to each other. Joanne, your instructor, was right: it IS an amazing, magical place. While getting a tour, one of the students in our class compared it to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory because there are so many hidden corridors and it seems like the possible resources for the underprivileged in KW are never-ending.
Rebecca, our tour guide, and whose family created the center, showed us around. The objective of the tour was to give helpus understand the history of the center. As well, it allowed us to explore our volunteering options within the buildings.
Within the builds there was a bike shop that people can go to buy inexpensive bikes or get their own repaired, a computer area where people can get their computer repaired for a small fee, a soup kitchen where people can get breakfast and or lunch and
where people do arts and crafts, and there are lofts for people coming back into the community after spending time in rehab or jail. They also have a media centre where low-budget films can be edited, an arts and crafts area where people can make papers, soaps, rugs, and clothes, which can then be sold in the cafe downstairs. Their cafe also hosts musical talents, and practice sessions for whose with English as their second language.
Within the builds there was a bike shop that people can go to buy inexpensive bikes or get their own repaired, a computer area where people can get their computer repaired for a small fee, a soup kitchen where people can get breakfast and or lunch andwhere people do arts and crafts, and there are lofts for people coming back into the community after spending time in rehab or jail. They also have a media centre where low-budget films can be edited, an arts and crafts area where people can make papers, soaps, rugs, and clothes, which can then be sold in the cafe downstairs. Their cafe also hosts musical talents, and practice sessions for whose with English as their second language.
It's so inspirational to see a family so passionate about helping those within our community; they dedicate their lives to helping others and creating a resource centre available to everyone. I am very excited to start volunteering.
Last week I had an interview with Rebecca to discuss my potential volunteer opportunities. The two placements that I would love to 
get involved in are assisting with the arts and crafts & the conversing with people to help improve their English. Hopefully, I'll know my placement by the middle of this week.Stay Tuned,
~G.
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