Today started off later than usual. We were able to sleep in until 8:30AM! We were taking a break from all the hard work today since it was a holiday. We met the veterans in order to organize before the Memorial Day Parade. Marching in the parade was an interesting experience.  Being included was very rewarding because Memorial Day is such an important day to Clarksville. Our 25 members seemed to double the size of their parade, we were met with friendly smiles and waves as we marched down the small streets of Clarksville. Our unfamiliar faces stood out because everyone knows each other in such a small town. We were recognized during the ceremony, which really demonstrated the gratitude that everyone had towards our hard work. After the parade, we met at the town’s cemetery in order to pay respect to the veterans and fallen servicemen. 
         

A view from the back of the Clarksville Memorial Day Parade. We walked through the town - which consisted of only a few blocks - and ended in the cemetary where the town had their annual Memorial Day Ceremony.	Shelly had us come up during the ceremony for the town to express their gratitude to us for our hard work to restore their community.

      After the ceremony, we took a hayride around Butler County courtesy of Jeff Codner.  Our first stop was at the Pleasant Valley Church where we were served a delicious lunch and given unique souvenirs.  We then went down the dirt road to an organic farm where the owners gave us a tour.  They explained a little bit about the techniques of organic farming, and we were able to meet and interact with the various farm animals, which included goats, chickens, calves, and Tina the dog.
        

A view from the front of the organic farm. How do they keep the bugs away? Milk jugs with molasses are hung from the trees - "Works 100% of the time!".	The group admiring some organic grapevines that will later be used for wine.
Rachel allowing the heifer - we were corrected when we called them baby cows, since cows have had two babies - to suck on her arm. Jeff Codner introduced us to this hilarious activity, though it was very slobbery.

      Our last stop for the day was at the Codner’s pond.  Shelly, our personal Clarksville guide, who works alongside with us, was kind enough to allow us to enjoy the afternoon swim.  This was a nice break for our muscles after a few days of hard work!  We had a bonfire, swam, went canoeing, played the guitar, and threw the football. After that we came back for an interesting dinner of “walking tacos” (aka “whacky tacos”), which many of us had never heard of.  These were made by putting tacos ingredients into a bag of Doritos.  After dinner we relaxed, threw darts, and prepared for our last full day of work.

Our group together on the hayride.	Ryan using the rope swing to jump into the water. There were lots of belly flops happening.
Chelsea and Dara taking advantage of Shelly's canoe.	Harrison serenading the ladies with some music from the guitar in the sunset.