Collecting for Misericordia

L and a lot of her fellow students volunteered after school today to collect money for Misericordia. I saw her standing on Ridgeland Avenue when I drove to pick B up from work so after I got him, we circled around and found her.

She was trying to cross the street (in rush hour, no less), but then I realized why.

The driver of the car that pulled over is the woman from church who gave L singing lessons. L loved taking lessons but we've been on a hiatus so she could focus on her grades. She wanted to give a donation, but she was on the opposite side of the street.

Fortunately, she had a passenger in the car who could meet L half way. And L was surprised to see it's our neighbor who has L walk her dog. After L got her donation in the middle of the street, I drove L back to the school. All the other kids who were working her area, about two blocks south of the school, were walking back. When she saw the teacher who had been supervising them, she opened the window and said, "I'll meet you back at the school." He was wondering where she was after her mid-street collection. L plans to be back tomorrow morning to do some more fundraising. She also did a double shift last year and earned an award for it.