World Issue- Invisible Children

I woke up Wednesday morning around six. I knew it was going to be a long day and had no motivation to get up at all. Then I remembered that it was September 30 and tonight was Night on the Field. I went to school got through the day and went home ready for the event.

My family sat down for dinner and talked for twenty minutes and the I left for Night on the Field wondering what was going to happen. Aside from the pretty terrible kareoke performances it was a really fun night. It didn't actually take place on the football field, but that didn't make it any less interesting.

There were a few tables and tents in the back courtyard with people lined up for kareoke and the Wii. After directly getting dropped off in the parking lot I got to meet Tyler, the main Invisible Children associated with Stevenson High School in the Schools for Schools program in person.

He ask if I would be going to the courtyard for Night on the Field and I said yes. He then asked if I could help carry some stuff over to where the roadies were selling it and I agreed. The Invisible Children van was packed with so much merchandise, the three roadies that came barely had enough room to fit them. So for the next few minutes Tyler and I were constantly moving T-shirts, DVDs, Braclets and other things over to the table. After that I told him how the first movie I saw last week really inspired me to do something. He thanked me for my help and support of the charity and then he went busily to work. I ended up buying a T-shirt from him a few minutes later.

The video we saw that night was just as inspiring as the first. The only difference was this video was shown outside and it was freezing. The videos played for about 45 minutes and there was a 20 minute discussion afterward. The roadies started cleaning up their stuff and loading it back into the van. I was waiting for my ride home in the parking lot when the van pulled out and continued its cross country journey. I left shortly after the video was over, finished my homework and went to bed. It was a really cool and informative experience that I was glad to be a part of. I've been very inspired and hope to attend the next time the roadies come to town. I decided to go online to learn more about Invisible Children.