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Old 01-19-2010, 01:08 PM
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Flying_V_Goddess
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Originally Posted by Maksi
It's a really great idea! You are such a lovely lady to think of those who need this.
But how do you now wich people are in really need an who not? Because what I learned is that people who really really need this, are not the ones who suffer the most.
And how do you find those people anyway?

I do make sometimes some clothes for the foundation that gives food and clothes to poor people. But that's anomously and your items will be stored. They don't want tomatoplants there. And vegetables most be looking very good, they say, just as in the store. And in my garden things not grow like they could be selled in the store because there are little spots on it or the vegetables has some funny shapes. (But they tast delicious!)
Where I come from...its very small. We don't like have a soup kitchen or anything like that so figuring out where I could possibly find people who'd benefir from this has been a little difficult.

Here in town there's a food drive here every Monday (they just started recently). They got a thing worked out with Wal-Mart where they take foods that are getting close to the expiration date (but are still good). Instead of Wal-Mart throwing it all out they give it away to people who want it. I can't really say how many of the people that show up REALLY need it (they just ask for your name and how many people are in your family)...pretty much anyone with a box can show up. Mom and I went there yesterday (we went there when it first started and haven't gotten a chance to go back) and I guess its gotten so big that they have to hand out numbers...we were 135 and there were still a lot of people behind us.

Initially, my idea for finding people who really needed the food was to go through the local domestic violence group. Because of my unfortunate childhood experiances relating to the subject I know all too well about the abused woman getting out of an abusive relationship and the struggle to get out on her own (espessily when there's kids). So I personally know some of the women who work for the group (later they bought our house after it was forclosed and turned it into a shelter). I had talked about the gardening idea to the one who's in charge and maybe finding some families she works with who might need the food. There's also a group here called Project Christmas who work every holiday season to give food and presents (for the kids) who need it...you know, its not Christmas, but maybe they'd have an idea of how to find people who need the food.
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