This morning Liberty had a spa day here in the campground. One of our Alliance owners from Michigan, Gina Grote, does pet grooming on the road. This worked perfectly for us as we just walked down a few campers and dropped her off. While Liberty was getting her trim, shampoo and nails done, Doreen did the laundry we had before moving tomorrow.
While the girls were busy with that, I rode with a group of Ally's to the Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart and participated in a work day there. I believe there were about 32 Ally's that participated here in Elkhart and then another group of Ally's participated at the Boys and Girl's Club in Goshen This was organized by "seRV with a Purpose". They "give back, build community and help non-profits as you travel the nation". The seRV mission is: "To create meaningful opportunities that connect RVers to each other and nonprofit organizations through purpose-driven volunteerism that will forever change the communities we seRV™."
The Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart is in an elementary school building and we helped them with basically cleaning and organizing. We received a welcome from the Boys and Girls Club staff and then we got right to work assisting them with a long to-do list.
Previously they had a severe water leak in their art room so there was a huge mess to clean up there.
I spent much of my time cleaning and organizing a storage room. This involved transporting boxes of files and books to various rooms and organizing what remained.
So it was a very busy morning but very productive. It is so nice to see a bunch of RV owners come together and give back to the community, especially to an organization like the Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart.
After we returned we worked on various projects like helping Ralph and Michael replace their slide-out topper fabric which had begun to rip. Working with these and awnings is much easier with a few more hands, especially in the rain! These pictures caught me on the ground, but much of the afternoon was spent on a ladder!
Also this afternoon we were pleasantly surprised when Mike and Rachel Ellis rolled in with their RV from Arkansas. We had dinner with them at Little Rock a couple weeks ago and we hoped to see them here, but the sale of their house had some hiccups so it did not sound promising they would make it. We are surely glad they did!
We've had a great time here at the Elkhart Campground, but tomorrow morning we move to the Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds Campground in Goshen IN to attend the 2024 Alliance National Rally.
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