Bluebird
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I had a sad spell last night. I think it’s important to mention my moods here - my emotions are mostly positive right now but once in a while things hit me like a truck.
Things are still moving along with the Blessing Box - I am super busy most days. Yesterday I had my 3 solid volunteers working. We bagged up frozen foods (fish sticks, nuggets in huge boxes needing to be put into family size ziplocks) and worked on sorting out more Halloween decorations. It’s supposed to rain Sunday during our Halloween giveaway, so it’ll just be stuff on the porch. I have plenty for the yard, but there’s not much I can do with the forecast!
My Teen Christmas giveaway is full, though I do have one parent left who has yet to give me a wish list for her kids. I told her I needed info by 4 pm or they’re being bumped out. I don’t have time to fuck around. I took 5 of the kids and made an Amazon wish list so that people who maybe don’t have enough to sponsor everything for a teen could have the opportunity to gift a couple of items that way. I’ve not done that before - we will see if it’s productive or not! I have 28 teens total to sponsor.
The senior Santa letters have been ordered (I partner with the Office of the Aging and Meals on Wheels) and individuals have told me they are thinking about their requests. I’ve gotten 2 in so far. Last year I coordinated 75, so I am expecting this to pick up over the course of the month!
I also have 3 little kids I am personally sponsoring - their mom OD this summer and I see them every week when grandma brings them by. Apparently there is an issue with custody (one birth father is unknown and the other is in prison) and since the legal paperwork isn’t in place, the kids don’t qualify for Toys for Tots or Salvation Army programs. Um, yeah. I am not going to let them struggle! I had a donor last week buy all of them new bedding (including grandma) and they left here last Sunday all with Halloween costumes and winter coats. This is why I do what I do!
Today I have a donor bringing by items for a young guy who just got his first apartment, and someone else wanted to sponsor an unannounced meal giveaway, so my volunteers will be bagging that stuff this afternoon.
I’m closed tomorrow, and DarkKnight has practice. So MisterMoonbeam and ai talked about going on a hike but I am not sure - we will see if the weather cooperates.
Things are still moving along with the Blessing Box - I am super busy most days. Yesterday I had my 3 solid volunteers working. We bagged up frozen foods (fish sticks, nuggets in huge boxes needing to be put into family size ziplocks) and worked on sorting out more Halloween decorations. It’s supposed to rain Sunday during our Halloween giveaway, so it’ll just be stuff on the porch. I have plenty for the yard, but there’s not much I can do with the forecast!
My Teen Christmas giveaway is full, though I do have one parent left who has yet to give me a wish list for her kids. I told her I needed info by 4 pm or they’re being bumped out. I don’t have time to fuck around. I took 5 of the kids and made an Amazon wish list so that people who maybe don’t have enough to sponsor everything for a teen could have the opportunity to gift a couple of items that way. I’ve not done that before - we will see if it’s productive or not! I have 28 teens total to sponsor.
The senior Santa letters have been ordered (I partner with the Office of the Aging and Meals on Wheels) and individuals have told me they are thinking about their requests. I’ve gotten 2 in so far. Last year I coordinated 75, so I am expecting this to pick up over the course of the month!
I also have 3 little kids I am personally sponsoring - their mom OD this summer and I see them every week when grandma brings them by. Apparently there is an issue with custody (one birth father is unknown and the other is in prison) and since the legal paperwork isn’t in place, the kids don’t qualify for Toys for Tots or Salvation Army programs. Um, yeah. I am not going to let them struggle! I had a donor last week buy all of them new bedding (including grandma) and they left here last Sunday all with Halloween costumes and winter coats. This is why I do what I do!
Today I have a donor bringing by items for a young guy who just got his first apartment, and someone else wanted to sponsor an unannounced meal giveaway, so my volunteers will be bagging that stuff this afternoon.
I’m closed tomorrow, and DarkKnight has practice. So MisterMoonbeam and ai talked about going on a hike but I am not sure - we will see if the weather cooperates.