Reply #28: don't think that it could have gone wrong

[salin]

but one fall - a local group that does "thanksgiving baskets" (for meals and then some -for after thanksgiving) saw a dramatic drop in donations of food goods. While I had been living as a poor grad student for a long time - I was now working as an analyst - and while not great pay - since I was still living (in terms of spending) like the starving grad student - I called and learned how much was needed in two staples - and went out and filled that entire gap. Dropped arond $750 to do it. Had never given in such a big donation before - and it set me back a bit - but it felt great to be able to do it (that alone felt like a blession) - and great to contribute to help families through the holidays - and between holidays.

Not nearly as big but this year we did a can drive for the winter - and I went out every night for a week and filled up the car. I really need to do this more regularly rather than just at the times of "drives."