Volunteering:
I have volunteered at two events on campus in the past few weeks. The first was called The Light Bulb Exchange. This was through the ETF club I am a member of. The club was given money to buy enough CFL light bulbs for each student on campus. These light bulbs last for 7 years and use 1/4 of the energy. Members of ETF went trick-or-treating for light bulbs for three consecutive nights. We knocked on doors (we hit ALL on campus housing!) and asked if people would be willing to give us their old light bulbs for a free exchange of some new CFLs. The old light bulbs we collected were sent to a place that recycles them and makes art with them. Pretty cool! By the end of the three days we handed out enough CFL bulbs to save SLU just over $17,000/year on their energy bill!
The second event I helped out with was Make A Difference day on SLU's campus. I was part of my floor's team, and we did a Habitat For Humanity build. Our job was to put up fences in the newly built homes. It was hard work, but lots of fun! I'm now a chain link fence expert!
The Academy Is...:
On Thursday Erin, Devin, Maureen, and I all went to The Academy Is...(TAI) concert. It was at the same venue as Cobra Starship. It was SO MUCH FUN! The venue is an amazing place, and the energy is just incredible. TAI is from Barrington, but spent a lot of time in Winnetka and Wilmette because they are best friends with Fall Out Boy. Knowing this, Devin and I made signs that read "I'm From Winnetka" and "We Love Chicago". During the first song William Beckett, the lead singer, came over and read our signs (we were in the second row). He gave us a HUGE smile and pointed at us for the rest of the show! When we held them up later, Butcher the guitarist saw them and smiled, then went over to the bassist and pointed at us. The bassist, Sisky, then came over and gave us a big smile. After the show, we were talking with Sisky and he told us a whole bunch of stories from when he was in high school. He said that he would always drive down Green Bay Rd. to go to Peter Wentz's house (Fall Out Boy bassist), and would meet Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy guitarist) at New Trier after school. He also talked about how he has always thought that Winnetka was better than Wilmette. When he asked me if I went to New Trier, I said I went to Woodlands and he went "Oh yea! I have a lot of friends from Lake Forest!". It was really fun talking with him about our shared hometown more than 200 miles away! He also told us some funny stories about Fall Out Boy before they hit it big. Here are pictures and videos from the show:
Devin, Sisky, and I after the show.
At midnight Sisky came put on his Halloween costume!
"Automatic Eyes"
"Hollywood Hills"
Halloween:
For the first part of the day, we hosted kids who cannot trick-or-treat in their own neighborhood due to gangs. They knocked on our doors and we gave them candy. There were also games in the lobby and all over campus. It was fun having them with us!
After the kids left, we all got ready in our Halloween costumes! I will save the details of the night (and our costumes) when I can locate some good pictures! You've got to see it to fully understand!
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