First Post

Welcome to the Blog of Dave Pitts Jr! I am a Gary Comer College Preparatory student, and I am working with the Summer Service Partnership at the University of Chicago to find ways to enrich the Greater Grand Crossing community. Last week on Monday, June 20 2011, my team and I met for the first time at the University of Chicago's bookstore. The first day was a great deal of fun I must say. We all got to know each other by playing icebreaker games such as: Human Knot, Two truth and a lie, and talking about our lives. It took us approximately forty-five minutes to untangle ourselves. We brought a whole new meaning to working closely with each other as we maneuvered around each other. After lunch, my team went to Theater Gates' home where we met a young lady by the name of Hallie. She explained what their mission in the community was, what they were doing to help the community, and what problems they faced with trying to help the community as an outsider. She was very helpful. Finally, we came back to the bookstore and headed home for the day. I have a feeling that this is definitely going to be an interesting summer. I'm looking forward to completing our project! Stay tuned for more post.