What does it feel like to help others? That was a question that our advisory, Harper 10, knew the answer to, but never actually understood until the day we went to Share the Warmth. It was there that we really began to feel good about ourselves. We knew that we were making a significant difference in other peoples lives, whether it was carrying boxes, tidying up a room, helping in a second hand store, or doing something as simple as mopping a floor.

For the two hours we were at Share the Warmth, we always had something to do. The staff even thanked us, saying that we had really helped them do things that they had kept putting off because they had other jobs to do first. We were able to see the people who went to Share the Warmth and how grateful they were. Performing community service at Share the Warmth has certainly made us aware that not everyone is as well off as we are and how we should help them as much as we can. – Adrien Perlinger ’14