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Re: Supporting our Immigrant Neighbors - Options to Expand our Footprint at Metro Caring
Hi David,
I could potentially give a small but steady amount of garden produce from late July through late September possibly into late October depending on weather. ?My difficulty is transportation. ?Making it all the way into Denver regularly is not feasible for me, but if anyone lives in the south east metro area who can go to ZCD regularly I could potentially drive the produce to your house weekly or every other week during that time for a handoff. ?I live a short distance outside of Parker. ?Thanks!
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Re: Supporting our Immigrant Neighbors - Options to Expand our Footprint at Metro Caring
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Bob Knott via groups.io <knott.bob@...>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 8:12 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [zcd] Supporting our Immigrant Neighbors - Options to Expand our Footprint at Metro Caring ?
David/All? -? ?It is worthwhile to consider different ways of working with Metro Caring. Just a couple?of notes-
for a number of months during the past couple of years, we also had the opportunity to work at Samaritan
House which largely consisted of serving meals in one or two cafeterias at their large shelter downtown. This
offered a bit more personal interaction with homeless clients than many jobs at Metro Caring and was scheduled
in the evening and on weekends which worked for the schedules of certain of our volunteers, but not others.
The 3 and 1/2 hour shifts at Metro Caring are somewhat more physically demanding, but many of our potential
volunteers can handle them. If we covered different shifts and product lines at Metro, like bagged lunches or fresh
vegetables, that could interest more of our folks and their skills. We could increase or vary our Metro shifts for a?
few months on a trial basis if they are amenable.? Gassho,? ? ? ?Bob
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Re: Supporting our Immigrant Neighbors - Options to Expand our Footprint at Metro Caring
David/All? -? ?It is worthwhile to consider different ways of working with Metro Caring. Just a couple?of notes- for a number of months during the past couple of years, we also had the opportunity to work at Samaritan House which largely consisted of serving meals in one or two cafeterias at their large shelter downtown. This offered a bit more personal interaction with homeless clients than many jobs at Metro Caring and was scheduled in the evening and on weekends which worked for the schedules of certain of our volunteers, but not others. The 3 and 1/2 hour shifts at Metro Caring are somewhat more physically demanding, but many of our potential volunteers can handle them. If we covered different shifts and product lines at Metro, like bagged lunches or fresh vegetables, that could interest more of our folks and their skills. We could increase or vary our Metro shifts for a? few months on a trial basis if they are amenable.? Gassho,? ? ? ?Bob |
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Re: Supporting our Immigrant Neighbors - Options to Expand our Footprint at Metro Caring
开云体育Hi David, I’d be interested in learning a bit more and in working on some of these questions with you. David Jordan 515-708-9360
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Supporting our Immigrant Neighbors - Options to Expand our Footprint at Metro Caring
开云体育
Sangha,?
We have been volunteering at Metro Caring Food Bank for a number of years now - typically sending a crew of 5-10 volunteers for a noon - 3:30 pm shift in the warehouse and market every other month. ?Last fall - a number of ZCD community members provided surplus
fruits and vegetables from their home gardens to add to the food supply at Metro Caring. We intend to continue this practice on a periodic basis this summer and fall.
Since our volunteer shifts are during working hours - it seems worthwhile to explore other opportunities to contribute that could be done on an evening or weekend - if there is an interest in doing so. ?Metro Caring Volunteer Coordinator Aja Ledoux has identified
hygiene kits and sack lunches as unmet needs that we could support on a periodic basis. Metro Caring serves about 1,000 clients - who largely come from the Latino community - who are under increasing duress based on the current administration's immigration
policies.?
I'm reaching out to gauge everyone's interest in expanding our impact at Metro Caring. ?Do we want to increase our volunteer shifts from every other month to once a month? ?Do we want to continue providing surplus food from our gardens? ?Is there an interest
in taking on the hygiene kits or sack lunches on a monthly or quarterly basis? ?Is there an interest in supporting Metro Caring in other ways?
Consistent is the key here. ?It is not so much what we do - but the fact that Metro Caring can count on us to fulfill our commitment(s) that is important.
I'd love to have a small group of folks who are interested in exploring these options and working with me on this. ?You can reach me here on the zcd.io group - email me at dgibson@... or call/text me at 720-671-0960.
In the dharma,?
David?
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Re: Invite to March 19 Book Event at Tattered Cover
开云体育Good morning. Some of you requested a reminder, so here goes. The local launch event for my book, The Empty Path, is next Wednesday, March 19, at 6pm at The Tattered Cover on Colfax (2526 E. Colfax). Tickets are required, and they serve as a gift card for you to purchase the book or another item. You can purchase tickets . ? Thank you very much for your support. I promise not to send any more emails! ? Billy ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Billy Wynne via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [zcd] Invite to March 19 Book Event at Tattered Cover ? Greetings all. As some of you know, I have a book coming out titled . ,_ The Tattered Cover at 2526 E Colfax is generously hosting an event for the book on March 19 at 6pm. I would love to see you there and get your support to make the event a success. ? There is a modest ticket charge that serves as a gift card, including for the book if you haven’t preordered it. You can purchase your ticket and find other details about the event . ? Thank you very much for considering it. ? Gassho, Billy ? |
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March 14 Friday 10 - 11:30 am, Ukraine support session
Ukraine Speaker Series support session. A CU Boulder political science professor for Eastern European Politics,
Sarah Wilson Sokhey, has coordinated a series of webinars with participants from Ukraine and the US over the
past year. Video recordings are available at the site below. On this Friday, Sarah and her leading collaborators
in Europe will seek ideas and feedback concerning possible topics for the coming months of the weekly
presentations. Please feel free to join on Friday with your suggestions, even if you have not been able to particpate
previously. The (English speaking) Ukrainians want to listen and learn as well as to inform supporters as they fight
to preserve constitutional democracy with civil liberties from their front line positions.
The Zoom meeting will be ? (Passcode: Ukraine)
See the speaker series website here:
And links to recordings of all our past events here:
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Gatha for the Week of Mar. 8th through the 14th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Verses for Starting the Day: Rinsing Your Mouth?Rinsing my mouth, my heart is cleansed.? The universe is perfumed with flowers.? When actions of body, speech, and mind are at peace,? the place where I am is at peace. For a more in depth discussion of this gatha see the 2022 edition of Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Thích Nh?t H?nh. In the Forward Sister Chan Duc includes a short history of Gathas and discusses the question: “How can mindfulness become a part of my daily life?” She also offers a way to deepen a Gatha practice. In the Introduction Thich Nhat Hanh discusses what are Gathas and his history using Gathas as a novice monk. Nh?t H?nh, Thích. Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition): Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition. Parallax Press, 2022. Gassho,
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Ray of Light
Dear Sangha, Dear Sangha, I’m forwarding the latest Zen Peacemaker newsletter, which includes a variety of upcoming events—Core Teachings, podcasts, film screenings, special events, Bearing Witness Retreats, and Council Circle opportunities. Be sure to scroll through to see all the offerings. I especially recommend Council Circle with Iris Dotan Katz ?on Tuesday, March?11. Iris (?e-ris) is a founding member of Zen Peacemakers and a core teacher in the Zen Peacemaker Order having led numerous Bearing Witness Retreats worldwide. (I cannot make this event but would love to hear back from anyone who can attend). I encourage you to for all the latest updates. Contact me if you need help subscribing or have questions. Bill H ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Zen Peacemakers <zenpeacemakers+bi-weekly-newsletter@...> Date: Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 8:02?AM Subject: Ray of Light To: <wahamaker@...> Peacemaker Newsletter (March 4th, 2025) ? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?
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women's history month exhibit
Hope you can stop by! ?
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Solar Panels for Ukraine
Saturday March 15 will meet for ride pool to go to Fairview High School? in Boulder.
Leave ZCD at 9:20 am return by 1:20 pm. We will convert solar panels into solar chargers and
decorate the re-furbished panels to be flown to Ukraine. Financial contributions not required,
but are appreciated. Sunflowerseeds Ukraine (Ukrainian? emigres), former US Peace Corps?
Volunteers Ukraine and Boulder Arts groups have sent?functional solar panels to schools,?
clinics and bomb shelters for over two years to aid valiant? Ukrainians struggling against
Russian aggression and harsh winter weather. Bring flow markers, spray paint (especially
blue?and gold) and water colors. Zoom calls usually are held with?Ukrainians schools,
health facilities and shelters during the morning.? Slava Ukraini! ?Glory to Ukraine!
Questions to Bob K. |
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Gatha for the Week of Mar. 1st through the 7th
Gatha Practice at ZCD Verses for Starting the Day: Brushing Your Teeth?Brushing my teeth and rinsing my mouth,? I vow to use truthful and loving speech.? When my mouth is fragrant with right speech,? a flower blooms in the garden of my heart. For a more in depth discussion of this gatha see the 2022 edition of Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Thích Nh?t H?nh. In the Forward Sister Chan Duc includes a short history of Gathas and discusses the question: “How can mindfulness become a part of my daily life?” She also offers a way to deepen a Gatha practice. In the Introduction Thich Nhat Hanh discusses what are Gathas and his history using Gathas as a novice monk. Nh?t H?nh, Thích. Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition): Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition. Parallax Press, 2022. Gassho,
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Protest Rally - Tues. - March 4
Please consider attending another protest rally on Tues., March 4. It will be possible to ride-pool from outside the ZCD at 11:15 am to go to the State Capitol for the noon rally. Or, transport yourself directly to the Capitol area - West steps - and look out for familiar faces. Bring small signs - " Defend the US Constitution", "Restore E.P.A. Jobs", etc. and? wear appropriately warm clothes. Encourage friends to join you!? Read?Westword online! |
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Re: STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries
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On Feb 26, 2025, at 11:06?AM, Jeannie via groups.io <youjin515@...> wrote:
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Re: STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries
开云体育I meant to ask if you will be compiling the list of Zen center members and so we do not have to separately register for the sitting? Thanks,? Jeannie On Feb 26, 2025, at 8:59?AM, Jeannie via groups.io <youjin515@...> wrote:
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Re: Art Museum tour of Korean Moon jar exhibit and fabulous textile Exhibit
got? you down.. Barb
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Re: STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries
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On Feb 26, 2025, at 8:03?AM, Billy Wynne via groups.io <billywynne77@...> wrote:
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Re: Art Museum tour of Korean Moon jar exhibit and fabulous textile Exhibit
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On Feb 25, 2025, at 7:28?PM, Barb via groups.io <kelly3700@...> wrote:
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STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries
开云体育*This Saturday, March 1* Doors: 8:50am Program: 9-10am ? Good morning all. As Bill Hamaker mentioned at last night’s sitting, this Saturday I will be facilitating an hour of sitting and walking meditation amid the beautiful works of the . ? Because we partner with them to lead these events, all Zen Center Members who send me your name will be admitted for free. Advanced registration is required, so please do let me know soon. If you want to invite friends, they can register via . ? You are welcome to bring a mat or cushion to sit on, and the Museum will provide chairs. ? I hope to see you there. ? Gassho, Billy ? |
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Re: Art Museum tour of Korean Moon jar exhibit and fabulous textile Exhibit
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On Feb 25, 2025, at 5:44?PM, Martin Johnson via groups.io <br.martin52@...> wrote:
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