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Bagging Week


 When people look at the elderly, they may not realize just how productive they can be. The people at SHARE know first hand what these incredible people can do. A number of volunteers there are elderly people from various church groups that have made SHARE their special project. Today, I saw two such examples. A group of ladies from Mount Pleasant Baptist and a group of ladies from Pilgrim Baptist did their once a month trip to help out at SHARE. Unlike young people, these ladies weren't distracted by calls on their cell phone, trying to look cool in front of their peers, or only doing it because they had to. They were there because they genuinely wanted to help and they DID.

While I was busy helping out at SHARE today, I got to observe the ladies from both groups. They were something else. They got themselves into a rhythm and they bagged a LOT of rice. They could've easily out worked a lot of youngsters. People should remember that just because people are old doesn't mean they're useless. The elderly people who help out at SHARE prove time and again that they can be priceless volunteers who can make a BIG difference. Many kudos to the groups from Mount Pleasant Baptist and Pilgrim Baptist. Your churches should be proud of you.

 



Bagging Saturday
 

We had a fantastic turn-out today. At one point, we had ten tables of people bagging potatoes. I would guess that we bagged at least 3,000 pounds of potatoes and at least 1,000 pounds of rice. I'm sure SHARE appreciated all the people who showed up. Special kudos to Georgetown Preparatory School. It was awesome to see kids from that school show up and help out.

For those of you who missed out today, there will be bagging week all of next week, every day from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. I'm sure SHARE would appreciate any help they can get. Next Saturday, there will be Distribution Saturday which starts at 6 a.m. It promises to be busy though not as hectic as the holiday season. Sam, all around good guy, told me that they had orders for over 9,000 food packages. That is less than what they had during the holiday season when they received orders for over 16,000 food packages! Again, if you can help, I'm sure they'd appreciate it and you would be helping a good cause while getting to work with some fantastic people.

 

 
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