Last week I had the opportunity to volunteer at the local church to help the Feed My Starving Children non-profit organization pack meals for under privileged children around the world.  Normally I like to be able to relax on my Friday nights and I was skeptical about what a two hour long food packing session would involve.  Thankfully the organization members had devised a very efficient system for packing the meals in addition to providing a fun working environment.  I enjoyed how everybody was really enthusiastic about the volunteer work, ultimately making the food packing not seem like a chore but rather a fun experience.  With the music playing loud and people running all over moving boxes and replenishing the ingredients at different stations, it formed an exhilarating atmosphere that made volunteering enjoyable. I learned that the correct group atmosphere is vital when working on a collective task because we were able to put together some many boxes due to our motivation and enthusiasm.  In addition, the great cause of preparing meals for starving children provided excellent motivation for working together to put out as many boxes as possible.  Our efforts ultimately paid off as we were able to yield enough boxes of food to feed 96 starving children for a year!  All in all, the experience in its entirety made for an enjoyable Friday night.