In February, ChAngels visited the Opportunity Cen
ter, a local family shelter in Palo Alto. It was a happy and fun visit. We brought dinner to the shelter families: lasagna, bread, salad, cookies and brownies, and drinks.
ter, a local family shelter in Palo Alto. It was a happy and fun visit. We brought dinner to the shelter families: lasagna, bread, salad, cookies and brownies, and drinks.
The families at the shelter were very thankful and welcoming. Since it is a family shelter, there were many kids that night, so we brought along a craft to entertain them. The children enjoyed making Valentine's cards and bookmarks, and us ChAngels girls had so much fun helping them. Some of the kids played basketball with two Menlo high school students who came to help us through Menlo School's Community Cooks project. It was great to have Jack H. and Jack K. with us.
The shelter families were so kind an grateful, and they loved the food. We were even able to send everyone home with leftovers. The families we met were all friendly and we enjoyed getting to know them. I think all the shelter moms liked having a little time while we entertained the kids, and the Valentine's notes they made for their parents were really cute.
The ChAngels all agreed that this was such a feel-good evening that we'd like to do it again someday.
