02/10: From Town to Village
The annual Town Day in Arlington, MA, has something for everybody -- more than 200 booths lining the center of town, a beautiful fall afternoon to get your or your kid's face painted, get a free pencil, try food from everywhere (commercial fried dough, a high-school band chocolate bar, a Sons of Italy sausage, and a church-group lemonade for this blogger) and (the purpose behind all the face paint and pencils and sausage) a chance to connect with the people, businesses, and organizations that make Arlington such a lively place.
We had a wonderful time staffing our first-ever booth at Town Day. Many Arlingtonians remember when the Lost Boys of Sudan came to Arlington in 2001, and everyone brightened when they heard, "Malong's a graduate of Arlington High. He's going back to his village in October to begin the process of building a clinic."
We had a donation jar that was gratifyingly full at the end of the day. Equally important, we made many valuable connections and re-connections. The town of Arlington was tremendously supportive when the Lost Boys arrived. We know it will be just as supportive now, as Malong does his part to bring healing to his homeland.
We had a wonderful time staffing our first-ever booth at Town Day. Many Arlingtonians remember when the Lost Boys of Sudan came to Arlington in 2001, and everyone brightened when they heard, "Malong's a graduate of Arlington High. He's going back to his village in October to begin the process of building a clinic."
We had a donation jar that was gratifyingly full at the end of the day. Equally important, we made many valuable connections and re-connections. The town of Arlington was tremendously supportive when the Lost Boys arrived. We know it will be just as supportive now, as Malong does his part to bring healing to his homeland.
