Month: January 2013

Second Harvest Citrus Glean

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Tomorrow Change-Can, through Society of St. Andrew, will be participating in the Second Harvest of North Florida city-wide citrus glean. It is a wonderful effort to engage the community to donate their citrus that would otherwise go to waste. Many volunteers have given their time on a Saturday morning harvest the citrus so Second Harvest can distribute it to those in need. I am honored to be the site leader for The Church of Jacksonville location.

All sites will open their registration for volunteers promptly at 8:00 am. At my site there will be a table set up as my volunteers will need to do the following:

  • Fill out a waiver. If a family is participating only one waiver is needed for the primary and all family members can be added to the back of the document.
  • Review the rules for approaching residents, picking fruit and gleaning the site.
  • Get assigned to one of two groups.
  • Get assigned your map of sites which will include name and phone number of the resident. It is recommended you call them prior to arriving.
  • Get the appropriate tools. I will have fruit baskets, clippers, hooks and sheets to catch any soft skinned fruit. I will also have hard hats for those gleaning grapefruit trees. You will need to bring your own gloves. I also recommend something long-sleeved as some trees, specifically lemons, are thorny.
  • Get cards thanking the residents for their donation, which also doubles as a receipt for tax reporting purposes.

Some of the volunteers will need to remain at our home base to receive the fruit and put it into the bins for transport. I will make every effort to ensure volunteers go out with friends and family but it is important to note that both groups will need experienced gleaners so you allocation will need to be governed by experience.

For more information please visit the Second Harvest of North Florida website. You may contact me directly through Facebook, Twitter or by responding to this post. If you are reading this and have a citrus tree you are more than welcome to bring the fruit to any of the locations between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm. Better still if you would like to schedule a glean please contact me and I will visit your residence.

Two Tuesday Quotes: Friends and Family

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While sharing quotes and historical information on figures either known or obscure allows for the edification of myself and all who read, sometimes those close to you offer great words of wisdom. It might be that on first read some quotes appear too narrow and personal to find any existential meaning. It also might be the case that they are only listed because I find them funny. However, upon reflection my hope is that you will gather some depth from all of them, serious or otherwise.

You know when your childhood is gone? When your parents stop carrying you to your bed after you fall asleep on the couch.

– my daughter

The only thing I hate worse than a liar is one who plays me for a fool.

– Marie Hardway

Why make a Gingerbread Village when you can make a Gingerbread Village of the Damned instead?

– Wade Baugher

In case anyone was wondering, a die cast matchbox car heaved at ones gonads stings just a bit.

– Bryan Capps

Jesus is coming back. He forgot his sandals.

– “Offensive” Chris Blackburn

That awkward momen in class where you ruthlessly battle with a classmate only to realize that you don’t understand the original concept at hand.

– Nelson Cowan

When are we drinking? We need it.

– Lindsay Curry

Sometimes, the choice: do you want to be right or do you want to be kind?

– Josh McTiernan

Where is the other Brian? The one that isn’t trying to piss me off.

– my wife