For me, having been invited to Saturday's Bingo at the soup kitchen was both a warm welcoming from the cooks and a great way to spend my first weekend at Voluntario Global. Playing a fun bingo game with the people from the neighborhood was also a good way to understand how the women in the soup kitchen are not just amazing cooks and big hearted women, but also community leaders and role models both for the kids and the grown ups in the neighborhood. The women from the kitchen organized it all and even hosted the game with all the needed equipment (professional mic and speakers...).The prizes were delicious food they made: pizzas and pastries. The big prize was a complete asado (argentinian bbq).

 

I had lots of fun at the Bingo, watching all the participants enjoying together as a community and of course getting to know the women from the soup kitchen better . It was also a good and tasty way to learn how much they like to give and to be generous; with the empanadas and drinks they offered me along the game!  

 

It was a great way to get to know the people behind the project and a great way to spend a Saturday noon and one of the most fantastic things in the bingo was, just before I left, the women gave me a bag full of special pastries and empanadas of which all the volunteers at the CASA of Voluntario Global enjoyed ! :)