The Plan Was Simple. The Road Trip Was Not

About this episode

Robert Frohlich shares his experience of a road trip that went awry while volunteering to deliver trucks to impoverished communities.

On this episode of Our American Stories, volunteering seemed simple enough. Then the plan fell apart. What started as a group effort quickly turned into a one-man road trip across state lines. Robert Frohlich, an  Our American Stories  listener from Wisconsin, shares the story of a road trip gone wrong while volunteering to deliver trucks to impoverished communities in Appalachia. Support the show ( https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Support the show: https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Our American Stories

Guest: Robert Frohlich

Topics covered

• volunteering
• road trip
• community service
• personal story
• challenges
• Appalachia

Keywords

• volunteering
• road trip
• Appalachia
• community
• challenges
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our American Stories

Places: Wisconsin, Appalachia

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