So, I can't really remember if I talked about the Great Giveaway over the summer, or even last years. I'll give a basic rundown, because almost all of my last week was tied to the Giveaway. The Giveaway is an event that is held in my apartment complex, where anyone who wants to can give donations, and we will pick them up, and then those in need, from various low-income complexes can come and take whatever they need. Sounds simple. In reality, there are a lot of moving parts, and things that need to get organized and arranged. Fortunately, that's not my job. Mom, along with a few other brave, hard-working ladies do the organizing, and Mom is in charge of getting the pick-ups arranged. Dad and I are in charge of picking up things, and carrying them. And other stuff like that. Seems pretty simple on the surface. 10 days of this routine, culminating in a two-day marathon, one day of hauling boxes over, and then early the next morning moving all the furniture over. Its pretty exhausting.
After that little whining session, I wanted to share how many people were blessed over the course of two days. By very conservative estimates, there were 400 people that came and got food, clothes, some furniture, toys, and some were given gift baskets that they could give as Christmas presents. It was awesome!!
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