Freedom Tour Parents
We hope your kids have caught up on their rest and have recovered from the Freedom Tour while still sharing all the special moments of the week.
The YMCA leadership, Team Leaders and Medical Crew have not stopped reliving the trip either ... especially those moments of Caring - Respect - Honesty & Responsibility that defined us as individuals and teams. We are so proud of the way this group represented the Bath YMCA, BJHS, the Brunswick community and themselves. Parents, you should know your sons and daughters accepted the challenges and rose to every occasion as young adults. An exceptional bunch that will make their mark on very promising futures. Be proud of yourselves. Your hard work shows.
Marybeth, Tom, Deb, Sabrina, Chris & Phil
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Monday, June 30, 2014
"Almost Perfect" by Baili
In a perfect world one would
be able to visit everywhere in the world they have dreamed of. Today I did not
have a perfect world. However I was pretty darns close to perfect. As I forced
my feet to move diligently throughout The Big Apple of our nation, I witnessed
so many wonderful things that I never thought I would see. I got a picture with
many people on The Today Show. I got one with the Main Camera Man, The Audience
Director, Dillon The Weather Girl and Hoda Kotb. I was literally buzzing with
adrenalin and the pictures came out blurry. I almost started crying when they
asked me where I was from. I gladly yelled, “Shout out to Brunswick, Maine”. So
any of you Brunswickians reading this, you totally got a shout out on The Today
Show. I was shaking afterwards until we obtained Starbucks and I had caffeine.
After that we ventured to Abercrombie and Fitch.. and to all the ladies out
there, let me just say it was totally worth it. There was a shirtless male who
took a Polaroid picture with me at the frontal area of the store. After that we made a long walk to Time Square
and went into Disney store, where I was welcomed gladly by a magical
experience. The people there were so nice and when I went upstairs there was
man who told me I was a princess and had me wave a wand in front of a mirror. I
gladly did of course, I mean who doesn’t want to be royal? After I bought a
shirt and moved on to Forever 21, let me tell you a back-story. I have been
going to Forever 21 since I was a/n (awkwardly taller than everyone else)
twelve year old. I have loved it forever even though I am not in fact anywhere
near the age of 21. I love that store for its very in ludicrous prices and
amazing style. The Forever 21 we came upon today in Time Square we were rushed
through. I basically ran through all four underground levels of it. It was very
time crunched and fast paced it was kind of great. After that we were headed to
the M&M factory when we got stopped. Imagine basically sprinting so you can
get your best friend a present from a store because she’s stuck back in Maine.
It is very stressful. Then getting stopped by a strange man and a camera.
However it was an amazing experience. Come to find out that he was with
Tobisha. He had Analise, Bronte, My Mom and I take pictures with the Tobisha
happy 4th of July in the background. We could get featured on the website and
we took part in a photo shoot! It was so cool. Then we had to sprint back to
our meeting spot in a park. After arriving there I saw a movie being shot. Then
we got on the buses. When we got to Apollo Theater I learned a great life
lesson from Billy Mitchel. Also known as Mr. Apollo. Now this guy came from a
poor life with many siblings. He grew up in a big city with no money and his
life was very tough. One day he went to
his Aunts house to borrow money. This day was especially bad. He had no food in
his house and his siblings were all hungry. His mother had him; since at the
time he was the oldest sibling currently living in that house, go to get food.
His Aunt was not home so he walked around for three and a half hours waiting
for her to get home up and down the street. After three hours a man from Apollo
asked him to help the staff with coffee and with all the tips he got groceries.
He kept working there as a fifteen year old until now forty-eight years later.
He is called Mr. Apollo for that reason. The lesson I learned was that you can
come from anywhere and become famous and have your dream job. Now we are on the
bus. This is the final bus ride. I don’t think I can express to you how amazing
this trip has been. The Bath YMCA is honestly amazing for producing this
Freedom Tour. I feel lighter and happier now. This has exhausted me to no end,
but at the same time waken me up to many different things. The United States is
a beautiful place and worth your time. Thank you so much leaders, med team and
The YMCA for doing this. Bless your soul. You enlightened me to so many
different things. Thank you and goodnight.
Dance Lessons at Trump Tower
At Trump Tower Paige was dancing a little ditty when this employee at Trump Tower started to dance with her. They eventually created a dance routine and performed it right in the main lobby of Trump Tower!
Days 6 and 7 Reflections: What did you do this week that you didn't think you could?
"I sang at the Apollo Theater. As I walked up to the front of the stage I didn't think I could do, but as soon as I began singing I couldn't stop." - Kaitlynn
"Perform in front of my son's classmates and still keep their respect and only hope he was proud of me for going out of my box. For going big before going home." - Helene
"Getting everybody out of Top of the Rock without anyone getting misplaced." - Phil
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