tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8432419652138926311..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Giving Back Through Mobile MealsJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60998935436867426702017-03-10T15:05:34.640-05:002017-03-10T15:05:34.640-05:00Gloria, what a beautiful and inspiring post!Gloria, what a beautiful and inspiring post!Gin Mackeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81241302056908555502017-03-03T10:12:34.000-05:002017-03-03T10:12:34.000-05:00What a beautiful thing for you to do, KM. I know f...What a beautiful thing for you to do, KM. I know from all the talks we had while sharing a room at Malice over the last few years, what an inspiration you are and how helpful you are to those men coming out of prison starting a new life. You do so much more than I do delivering meals. People feel much sorrier for the elderly than they do for ex-cons.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81606522849164603932017-03-02T19:57:13.312-05:002017-03-02T19:57:13.312-05:00Volunteers are an important part of our society. I...Volunteers are an important part of our society. I belong to a number of organizations and volunteer for some activities, but no regular assignments.<br /><br />Some of my interests arise from my background, but are not part of an organization. I am currently putting together a "release kit" for a man who will be released from prison after over twenty years, and has no family or friends left. He will probably go to a half-way house, but they will not supply clothes, toiletries, bedding, etc. So I got a duffle bag at a thrift store & am gradually filling it with things he'll need. I also collect & deliver books to the inmate library at the prison where I used to work.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60314247225411096882017-03-02T14:46:28.704-05:002017-03-02T14:46:28.704-05:00Thanks, Shari. I loved being a Girl Scout leader a...Thanks, Shari. I loved being a Girl Scout leader and a den mother. I think the idea of maintaining a Book Nook is a wonderful idea. I don't think there are any around here.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-67820857421804837602017-03-02T12:34:32.733-05:002017-03-02T12:34:32.733-05:00Hi Gloria,
Oh, I remember all the years of being r...Hi Gloria,<br />Oh, I remember all the years of being room mom, Girl Scouts, library mom, soccer mom when my girls were little and I worked freelance. Now I volunteer at the local library by maintaining one of their Book Nooks. There are several Book Nooks in the community; mine's at a busy family restaurant. They're like little free libraries but the library stocks them with very nice books. I love taking care of my mini library!<br />And your poems are just wonderful - highlight of my day!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41847712808219554262017-03-02T11:52:22.814-05:002017-03-02T11:52:22.814-05:00Warren, there was once when I was called and said ...Warren, there was once when I was called and said no meals would be delivered that day. Another time when a river overflowed, I went through all the roads in that area to try to get to the couple I delivered to, but all were blocked off by barriers. The next time I went, they said they had left the evening before to stay at a motel. Almost all those I deliver to don't drive any longer. The one who does has to carry a portable oxygen tank which is heavy.<br /><br />I think volunteering at a library is a perfect fit for you as well as with writing organizations. Good for you.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12543524962962555522017-03-02T11:11:05.301-05:002017-03-02T11:11:05.301-05:00Gloria, The little old lady I lived next to in Kan...Gloria, The little old lady I lived next to in Kansas City used to talk about the meals on wheels organization that she ran. When it was too icy for drivers to take meals, she would deliver the meals herself. She also visited people she called "little old ladies"who were shut ins. Of course she was older than many of those she would visit. Like you she was an inspiration. I volunteer at the library and with writing organizations.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81120410051381641662017-03-02T08:57:50.605-05:002017-03-02T08:57:50.605-05:00E.B. I donate pies for our annual Lenten Fish Dinn...E.B. I donate pies for our annual Lenten Fish Dinners at my church, too, but unlike you, I buy the pies. I'm so done with baking after so many years of doing it. Like you I didn't work outside the home except to take care of the paperwork for my husbands part time business so I was able to be room mother, go on the class field trips, etc.<br /><br />Grace, if you could see the piles of papers on top of my library/dining room/office table you wouldn't think I'm getting much done. :-) I think part of it is watch very little TV preferring to listen to music as I read, but that's only after 8:00. You're right about being with other volunteers once you retire is good for the mind and the spirit.<br /><br />Margaret, I think that's a wonderful thing you do.<br /><br />Laura, I remember visiting one of your blind friends and thinking what a wonderful thing to do reading for the blind. In fact, I think I considered volunteering for that, but if I remember correctly, it was when I was still teaching.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47845665358792805182017-03-02T08:44:17.803-05:002017-03-02T08:44:17.803-05:00Hi Gloria, Although I have heard the stories and ...Hi Gloria, Although I have heard the stories and poems you share at writers group it was wonderful to be able to read them again. So warm and poignant. I used to volunteer for Reading for the Blind until their budget was cut so they could only be open restricted hours when I couldn't attend. I still miss it. I always say that you are the busiest retired person I know! -- LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81634188361293364502017-03-02T08:36:51.766-05:002017-03-02T08:36:51.766-05:00Gloria, you are an inspiration! I interview young ...Gloria, you are an inspiration! I interview young women for college scholarships and write their letters of recommendation.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80074628216419685672017-03-02T08:28:25.263-05:002017-03-02T08:28:25.263-05:00Gloria, you never cease to amaze me how much you g...Gloria, you never cease to amaze me how much you get done. Thank you for all you do for your community. I volunteer on several committees at my church. Now that I'm retired I'm able to devote time to activities that I couldn't support when I worked full time. It is especially important to belong to volunteer groups after your retire in order to stay connected with people. Retired people can become a little too isolated and the volunteer work helps us become less so. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28084701625356529172017-03-02T08:11:47.149-05:002017-03-02T08:11:47.149-05:00I have a pan of lasagna to bake for a Lent lunch a...I have a pan of lasagna to bake for a Lent lunch at our church for next Wednesday, Gloria. I volunteered so much when our children were small due to the fact that most women worked outside of the home, leaving the few of us who worked in our homes to serve at the football snack bar, lead the GS, be homeroom mother, etc., that I don't volunteer as much as I used to do. My feeling is that those women who worked and are now retiring, can have that pleasure now. Back then, volunteering so much was a full time job!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com