Blessings and thanks to all this Thanksgiving

By: Barbara Lipkin

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year.  It allows me to say thanks for all my blessings and share the holiday with family & friends with no pressure of presents or hype.  I love the smell of roasting turkey & especially enjoy the leftovers.

This year the holiday has brought me almost to tears.  With so many people suffering in the economic downturn, I feel both blessed & depressed. During the year I participate in my local community drive for the food bank.  This year it seems that more is being done through various groups & businesses.  My office collected both food & money for the West Valley Food Pantry.  They provide over 220,000 meals to 24,000 people. http://www.popwh.org/newpop/min_food_pantry.html

It makes my heart glad to see businesses take part.  I just received an email from Unwind, a yarn store in Burbank.  Their innovative way to help is to solicit having food donations and in turn, offer discounts on purchases. www.unwindyarn.com All their food items will be given to the SOVA food pantry, which provides help to the needy throughout Southern California.

The number of people in need of food assistance has risen in the past few years, and every little bit we all do makes a huge difference.
As we sit enjoying our holiday meal, think of how much more thankful we will be if we each find a food bank & make a contribution.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family, friends, and business acquaintances.

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