Donate Kitchen Tables, Chairs and/or Dressers

What is needed?

• Table and chairs for a family meal.
• A dresser for a little private space for clothes and personal belongings.

Not too much to ask for ….

These are items in high demand in the Community Furniture Program.

There are families struggling for the basics in our communities. 

If you have a spare of one of these items, consider donating it to the Community Furniture Program.  A small gesture can mean the world to a family. 

I value so much having a meal with my husband and daughter around our kitchen table – talking about our days, planning for the week and laughing about someone’s comment on something.  I value having a place that is mine to keep my pajamas, jeans and socks. 

If you can help, call (320) 656-9004 for the hours for arranging for your donation to be delivered.

Hundreds of families have been helped this year.  Be a part of it.

Chore Club

If you ever want to just plain enjoy a conversation, sit down with Greg Reigstad and  Marlyn Beaudine.    I recently had that opportunity. 

Marlyn, now in his late 70’s, is still building ramps for people to be able to access their own homes and fixing basic plumbing for older people who live on very little and want to stay in their own homes as long as they can.  Greg tells about all the volunteers who come forward to help – fixing doorknobs and dryer vets. 

They have been volunteering for the Chore Club for years – totally volunteer run and driven.  They have helped over 200 people last year. 

These are amazing men and they team up with other people who just want to help in very practical ways.  They do it because they know it is the right thing to do.  I applaud each of you.

Who are your Heroes?

My answers to this question came pouring out! 

What would your answers be?

·      Teens who choose not to use alcohol or drugs

·      People with physical disabilities who make it clear their disability does not define who they are as a person.

·      Children who are on the playground, see someone being bullied and they tell someone so it stops!

·      Moms and Dads who really listen to their children.  Get off the computer, turn off the TV and just listen.

·      Co-workers who do not have to go the extra mile but they do.

·      Parents and older brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles who read to children in their lives.

·      Families who help with homework in whatever way they can – providing a quiet space, quizzing on test questions, making a healthy meal, early bedtime for a good night’s rest, reviewing a math problem and talking it through, and admitting when you aren’t sure about the answer.

·      People who shovel other people’s sidewalks and do not tell anyone who done it.

·      People who bake really good chocolate chip cookies, the kind that are still a little soft in the middle, and share them.

·      People who learn a new language, befriend someone from another culture, and get to know new people even though it may not always feel comfortable.