-- Sir Winston Churchill
My family and I are blessed. We have a roof over our heads, we have our health and we don't have to worry about where our next meal is coming from. At %*#@ pounds, heaven knows that I could certainly do with a few less trips to the kitchen. Like many, our cupboards and pantry are full. Open the doors at any given moment and you'll find a snack or meal sure to satisfy darn near any craving.
Sadly, many are not that fortunate. According to the US Department of Agriculture, more than 38 million Americans (15 million children) live in homes where there isn't enough to eat. Regardless of how they got to that point, it breaks my heart to think of anyone, but certainly a child, going hungry because there isn't anything in the house to eat.
Consider this your holiday call to arms. From now until Christmas We will be collecting non-perishable items to be donated to the Fairbanks Community Food Bank. Canned vegetables, soups, pre-packaged meals, rice, pasta, etc. are all welcome. The next time you go to the grocery store, pick up a few extra cans of vegetables or a box of pasta (or two) for the food bank. Open your pantry and bag up a few of those cans that have been sitting on the shelf. Hunters are encouraged to donate fresh game or items being rotated from the freezer.
Last year the Fairbanks Community Food Bank fed more than 30,000 people with 1.7 million pounds of donated food items. With folks are feeling the pinch of a slowing economy our help is needed now more than ever. We will have a collection box set up for you to drop items off at the office or we can arrange to pick your donations up. Carriage House Realty agents and staff have made an initial donation of 50lbs of food items and will match individual donations pound for pound. Last year we were able to donate almost 150 pounds of food. We hope to exceed that number this year... with your help we can.
For more information or to arrange a drop-off or pickup, please call 907-699-6024 or email jesse@the-spouses.com.
I would encourage all my fellow ActiveRain members to join me in organizing a food drive in your city. If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. -- Mother Teresa.
God Bless!
In 1901, Felix Pedro (ne Felice Pedroni) and his partner Tom Gilmore, stopped to rest while on a 165-mile hike to Circle City to purchase supplies. While resting on the hill above Farmers Loop, Pedro noticed a smoke plume rising in the distance. A days hike later the duo discovered that the smoke was from the steamboat, the Lavelle Young.
105 years later District Court Judge Mark Wood ruled that the State of Alaska had cause to take the Samson property under eminent domain and gave the historic business until December 15th to vacate. The building is to be razed to make way for an absurd traffic revision, which includes the building of a bridge to connect Illinois Street to Lacey Street in an effort to ease downtown traffic congestion.