Why is this getting no play??

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:38:17 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:

this has veered WAY off the original topic, but this is a valuable
observation nonetheless. Food pantries and similar missions are suffering a
two-sided problem at the moment. Far more folks are showing up, and
donations have dropped in recent months, presumably due to economic
conditions. Liberal, conservative or whatever, anyone who can, should donate
what they can to these efforts. Many of your countrymen depend on these
places........now, I'll get off my soapbox.

Actually, Tom, we have seen little growth in the number of clients.
It's pretty steady - about 125 - 150 people a day, three days a week.
This is going back about 2 1/2 years. The number of donations has not
slackened either. We get left-over bread, deserts, "fresh" veggies
and fruits from the local super markets. Very little from FDA, and we
buy the rest of the stuff. Cereal costs $0.17/pound. We get lots of
damaged goods - dented cans, boxes open, etc. We are in the process
of buying frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. They will
cost about $0.87/pound. We will buy about 500 of them.
Unfortunately, only families of three or more will get them.

Dave

wrote in message
...
Doubtless true, at least to an extent, but as usual you simply fail to
see the obvious. Presumably a liar is more susceptible to liars? Or
mayhap simply assumes that others also lie? You should be asking
"Why?", and "How can this be changed?".

why would you assume I do not ask those questions? Meanwhile, people need
the help NOW, and it is possible both to campaign for enlightened change(as
I do) and
help out via available charity(as I do), simultaneously.
Tom

On Oct 11, 11:04*pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:

Unfortunately, only families of three or more will get them.

Dave

A real shame, true happiness is a frozen turkey.

Ah well, at least you are thinking about it, and not just spewing
political ****e.

On Oct 11, 11:07*pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
wrote in message

...
Doubtless true, at least to an extent, but as usual you simply fail to
see the obvious. Presumably a liar is more susceptible to liars? Or
mayhap simply assumes that others also lie? *You should be asking
"Why?", and "How can this be changed?".

why would you assume I do not ask those questions? Meanwhile, people need
the help NOW, and it is possible both to campaign for enlightened change(as
I do) and
help out via available charity(as I do), simultaneously.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Tom

I did not assume anything. All I know about you is that you lied about
me, and some other stuff that you have posted here. On that basis I am
not able to assume anything at all.

Some people do need immediate help, but in the long term only sensible
policies and administration will help them, not a tin of ham, a frozen
turkey, ( If there are three of them), or a packet of ****bags.

If you want to help people you have to change your attitude.

On Oct 11, 2:04*pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:

Just a comment/question.
In Washington we have a Statewide food umbrella org called Northwest
Harvest which collects and distributes "18 million pounds of food each
year to nearly 300 food banks and meal programs in 36 counties across
Washington."

www.northwestharvest.org

Isn't there a similar organization is Mass.? We have a pretty large Ag
sector but I would have thought there would be something similar in
other states.

Dave

On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:01:45 -0700 (PDT), DaveS
wrote:

Isn't there a similar organization is Mass.? We have a pretty large Ag
sector but I would have thought there would be something similar in
other states.

Yes, we get about 600 - 800 pounds of food from them each Wednesday.
Not much but it certainly helps. We have to go into Boston. Lots of
salvaged stuff, but it is food and there is nothing wrong with it.
Our biggest problem is getting meat and fresh milk. We use a lot of
Parmalot milk.

Dave