As part of the Rural Health Immersion program at River Hospital in Alexandria Bay, six Wells College students participated in a scavenger hunt throughout the River Community in upstate New York. The students explored participating community organizations through this fun “get-to-know-the-community” activity.

Similar to how the Amazing Race on CBS is conducted, students were given clues and had to find their way to specific locations based on the clues. At each of these locations, an agency representative greeted the students, participated in an interview, and then provided the students with an envelope containing the clue to their next location. This activity provided the students with the chance to interview community members, learn about different services their agency provides, and their unique perspectives on living in a rural community.