People Who Help People

The assignment for this week was to find an example of a person or people who help others. Nothing jumped into my thoughts instantly until Thursday afternoon: a crossing guard. Once again, I knew I had to get it done early because I was going to Saratoga, N.Y. to can for THON over the weekend.

So, I woke up at 7am Friday morning (before by 10:10am class) to drive 30 seconds to State College High School to find a crossing guard.

Crossing guard, Frank Machi, of State College, Pa., stops traffic to let a student cross the street between the north and south State College High School buildings on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 3, 2012. Machi is there to help students and teachers cross the street each morning before school. Photo by Krista Myers