Dickson County High School

Yesterday the Mid Atlantic Roadies were invited to share the incredible story of Invisible Children with Dickson County High School in Dickson, Tennessee. We hopped into the van at 5:45 AM to made the ride out to Dickson. We were so pumped for the screening that 5:45 AM did not come soon enough!

We arrived at the school, met Jacklyn one of the most amazing gals ever, and started to set up for the screenings. We split our team into two groups and went to present in classrooms. We shared The Rescue documentary, Roseline, Emmy, and update videos with all the classes we visited. We had a lot of fun meeting new supporters of Invisible Children and hanging out with some amazing people.

My teammate Faith doing what she does best! Having fun with the amazing people we meet!

I was really surprised by myself today. Though I have seen all of these DVD's countless times, I still get choked up when I watch them. I remember at one point today I was watching Emmy and I had to sit down in the back of the room because it was so difficult to watch. The stories of Invisible Children are so real, and so powerful I never stop feeling those emotions rise up inside.

Jacklyn's amazing posters for the evening screening!

I had so much fun spending time with Jacklyn tonight! She set up this great benefit show with singer named Merry Ellen Kirk. She did an amazing job, and helped attract a good crowd to the screening of Sunday, a boy who lives in a Displacement Camp in Northern Uganda. Check her out, she is pretty much amazing. AND she has a new CD out! The students were really interested in Invisible Children, and the staff were so welcoming. I loved Dickson County High School.

Merry Ellen and the Mid Atlantic Crew after the screening

Jacklyn made the team and myself some goodies for the road! She got us t-shirts with Africa on them, beautiful thank you notes and goodie bags with some needed items: hand sanitizer, air freshener for the van and of course, color crayons to brighten our world! We spent about ten minutes taking some rockin' jumping pictures in front of the van before the team and I headed back to Nashville for the night!

The rad gifts that Jacklyn gave to each of us! How did she know I needed chapstick?

EPIC!

Jacklyn and myself wearing the awesome shirt she gave me after the concert.