Today's Task: Food Shopping for the Homeless
December 22, 2012
Today is the first day of my 14 day holiday vacation. First joyful task will be to head to Winn Dixie to stock up on canned fruits and vegetables to help feed the homeless. Winn Dixie, on the corner of Colonial and Bumby Street, really helped me get this job done. Here is a link to the main Winn Dixie site:
In a previous post, I described buying shopping carts full of canned fruits and vegetables to take to the Coalition for the Homeless. That was way back at Thanksgiving, to help with their Thanksgiving meals.
I'm doing this again because I set that goal: to do something in a small way to help the helpless and homeless in Orlando. Have you been able to do something similar? Here is a video of where I will take the boxes of canned goods:
My neighbor and friend who helped me shop last time is not feeling well, so I have asked my son to go with me to shop and deliver today. It's a very small drop in a very big bucket of need.
Here are the day-to-day needs that the Coalition needs to serve their clients, not just with food:
On a lighter note, I am grateful for what I have and for what I am able to give to my family and friends at this time of giving. "All you need is love," by John Lennon says it all. But let's be more global and help provide for those who have nothing but love this Christmas.
After this task this morning, I'm forcing myself to start work on my taxes. Ugh. If I really dedicate myself, I can still have time to go watch those vultures and ibis playing in the park this afternoon.
