Rebecca Huber volunteered at the Teens for Catholic Action Work Camp on October 14th and 15th. She was one of 25 that stayed overnight in the Padre Pio Library to help paint the B-side basement hallway and clean staircases.
“Working as a team and being able to see our finished work and knowing we did it… It gave us an appreciation for the people who do it,” said Rebecca.
Mr. Henry, professional painter and father of junior Leah Henry, instructed the girls on painting methods and correct usage of the brushes and rollers. They prepped walls on Friday night and worked for more than four hours on Saturday finishing the paint job.
Sister Amelia O.P., club sponsor, and the TFCA core team organized the entire project. The first TFCA work camp was hosted two years ago in 2009 and was organized by Sister Mary Jude O.P. TFCA bases its work off the idea that love starts at home; the club starts its work at Mount de Sales and then reaches out farther.
Maggie Smith, senior and TFCA core team member, explains that as a club “we encourage each student to work on personal holiness because we cannot give what we don’t have.”