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rhett o rick

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6. I volunteer at a food bank. We only have four part time paid staff. We need about

Reply to stlsaxman (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 04:57 PM

Nov 2012

20 plus workers to keep the place running which means at least 16 volunteers. Most of the volunteers are clients of the food bank. They are very hard workers and most would love to have paying jobs. These are very unselfish people. Seems to me that the less people have, the more generous they are.

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A Thanksgiving Tale From A Shelter Worker I Know... [View all] stlsaxman Nov 2012 OP

Heart warming story for this Thanksgiving day. Thanks for posting. Little Star Nov 2012 #1

What a beautiful story! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #2

thank you so much for posting this beautiful story. niyad Nov 2012 #3

you are all most welcome! happy thanksgiving! stlsaxman Nov 2012 #4

Thank You For That !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #5

I volunteer at a food bank. We only have four part time paid staff. We need about rhett o rick Nov 2012 #6

A place to lay their head... luvs2sing Nov 2012 #7

Another beautiful story, luvs. Thank you for sharing. Tears from the tales. Mnemosyne Nov 2012 #10

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Thank you (and your friend) for this Timbuk3 Nov 2012 #9