I know the calendar date is July 1, 2009, but it feels more like April. The endless days of sunless skies, foggy mornings, heavy showers, cool temperatures and water soaked flowers is a lesson in patience. My neighborhood in summer is usually noisy with the sound of children playing outside...but not this summer. I saw an ice cream truck go by yesterday but there was no bell announcing itself. We all know that the sun is sitting up above the clouds and that gives me hope. I know in time it will show itself again. In New England we have a saying..."Wait five minutes and the weather will change."
The biggest challenge we face at Gathering Change, Inc., is to change the minds of those who do not believe that the needs exist in our communities because they do not see it. "Out of sight out of mind." Emergency food needs are just as great in the summer as they are in the winter. The need for emergency food assistance is up over 30% from last year. (before that it was up 50%). Why is this not front page news? Just as this weather is relentless so is the need for food. How do WE at Gathering Change, Inc., convey that in a way that people understand? We believe that for every mind we change, we also change a life!
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Dorothy Goodwin
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