The other day I was going through some email, and decided to open an email that was seconds away from being discarded. Towards the end of the message, I discovered an advertisement for an opportunity to volunteer. I decided to seize opportunity number 3 for Be A Blessing month.
This evening, I had the opportunity to join about 10 other volunteers at the 16th Street J (Jewish Community Center) to prepare meals that would be picked up by organizations that provide food to those in need. The leader of the group was a woman with a vision of providing healthy and delicious meals in support of the statewide initiatives serving this population. For about two hours, we chopped fruits and vegetables that were bought and donated by local stores and farmers markets. In the end, we prepared a fruit salad, tossed salad with garden grown vegetables, and a tomato and basil vinaigrette salad, ultimately producing enough food to feed 475 people.
I've just returned home, and am quite exhausted from the long school day and evening activities, but I definitely wanted to document this evening. In such a little bit of time I was able to do something meaningful. I'm definitely looking forward to going back and finding some other opportunities to be a contribution.
But for now, Nite Nite.
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