Midnight Run

After years of wanting to do this, I finally made time and just did it. My school is affiliated with this great organization. We do about 8 midnight runs for the whole school year. I want to share with you my amazing experience. It was a rainy cold night when I did my first midnight run. My school collects donations for coats, sweaters, socks, shirts, pants, sneakers, toiletries etc. The other school we always go with provided all the food, and my school was responsible for providing all the clothing this year. We hit the streets of NYC in our school van. We brought all the donations we received from students, staff, and administration. The nun from my school had three set destinations where we know, a lot of homeless people reside. We provided clothing, food, toiletries to the people in need. It felt so amazing to bring some joy to the people we found on the streets. They were incredibly grateful and just happy that someone cares for them. I heard some of their stories and it touched my heart deeply. I was so happy to be there and to lend a hand to the ones that need us. But, it made me very sad to leave and know that they do not have a bed to go to. Whereas, I just go home and lay my head on my pillow. I could not sleep that night. I can honestly say that I’m happy that I did something for them. This experience humbled me as a person. I hope to continue to lend a hand to the ones that really need it. I was inspired by the people I met. I have the outmost respect for this great organization. I’m grateful that this exists! It is run all by volunteers. I hope to one day get my own group of family and friends, and provide acts of kindness together. Organizations like this one really makes the world a better place. This experience changed my perspective on a lot of things in my life right now. It made me appreciate a lot of things I sometimes take for granted. I wanted to let the world know how amazing this organization truly is. If you are thinking about doing it, definitely do it. My only regret was not doing it sooner.