Visiting our oysters in the windy city
Quilcene youth Liz Hodgson, Brendon Foley and Connectings Schools and Communities coordinators Joy Baisch and Katherine Baril stormed Chicago when the Quilcene youth were invited to present at an international training on community service learning.
We learned to ride the big city taxis and where to eat the best Chicago pizzas. But probably the best part of the four day trip was standing at the top of the Sears Tower building and having Brendon call his community mentor, Tom Bettinger from Taylor United Seafood.
Based on Toms’ recommendation we hoofed it over to a five star restaurant where we were greeted like dignitaries and invited back by the chef for a private tour of the kitchen and oyster shucking. It was great to have our picture taken under a wooden plaque over the front door: Oysters from France, Narragasett Bay and Quilcene. The city knew we had arrived!!!