[Update: 12/22/2008]
At our initial House Party the Ontare Group decided to take steps over the next 7 days to increase the amount of food delivered to our local Food Bank. Our goal was 10 lbs. each (70 pounds total)
As of Friday morning, December 19, 2008, we have exceeded our goal!
Phoebe - 17 lbs.
Kym - 15 lbs.
Tim - 15 lbs.
Gene & Linda - 24 lbs.
Mimi - 30 lbs.
Geoff - 26 lbs.
Judith - 20 lbs.
Jean - 14 lbs.
Carol - 15 lbs.
Total: 1768 lbs.
Great job! Change is Coming!
=> Update @ 1:53 p.m. 12/19/08 Judith let us know that she took 20 lbs. to the Food Bank today [totals updated above]
=> Update @ 10:49 a.m. 12/20/08 Message from Mimi: "My daughter just brought me a bag of 7lbs of food given to her by a woman at her work who gave it to my daughter when she heard her mom was collecting. I will deliver it to USSB (Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara) on Sunday morning."
=> Update @ 11:43 a.m. 12/22/2008 Jean dropped off 14 pounds and Carol dropped off 15 pounds Sunday at the Unitarian Society.
=> Update @2:33 p.m. 12/22/2008 Mimi let us know that she dropped 8 lbs. at the Unitarian Society yesterday.
I sent an email out to my friends and posted a letter at my office building and got the following results:
1. Paula: "I have a 10 pound turkey in the freezer and two large bags of rise and twos jars of peanut butter that I meant to drop off before thanksgiving, but got too busy (!). Thanx for the nudge. I only pass the foodbank everyday. Total weight = 14 lbs."
2. Office Building Drop-Bucket: People put food in the bucket I left by the elevator.
Total Pounds: 21 Pounds
Delivery to the Food Bank tomorrow morning on the way back from dropping my son off at the Wilderness Youth Project!
Post-election organizing.
Our group host Gene and his wife Linda opened their home on a cool and cloudy Sunday (14-Dec-2008). We introduced ourselves, watched a short video, and then went around the room sharing with each other this issues that are important to us.
We decided that we wanted to take action immediately by delivering 10 pounds of food each to our local Food Bank in one week (December 21, 2008). We wanted to do something to support the Food Bank before the week of Christmas.
Since leaving the House Party we have kept in touch through email and two more people have joined the Group.
Check back here for more reports on Group activity.
Change is Coming!
