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Supporting our Immigrant Neighbors - Options to Expand our Footprint at Metro Caring

David All Messages By This Member #1224 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?
David All Messages By This Member #1225 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 toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mar 12, 2025, at 15:31, David via groups.io <dgibson@...> wrote: 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??group - email me at?dgibson@...?or call/text me at 720-671-0960. In the dharma,? David?
Bob Knott All Messages By This Member #1226 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
David All Messages By This Member #1227 开云体育 Bob,? Thanks for your thoughtful input - I'll explore these options.? David? toggle quoted message Show quoted text 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
Bill Minyard All Messages By This Member #1228 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! Bill M.
David All Messages By This Member #1229 开云体育 Bill,? That's great - thanks for your commitment to this. ?Can you share your phone and email so that I can stay in touch with you on the details once we get into the growing season?? Gassho,? David? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Bill Minyard via groups.io <billpm@...> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2025 10:15 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [zcd] 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! Bill M.
Bill Minyard All Messages By This Member #1230 开云体育 Yes my number is 720-217-7239? My email is billpm@...? toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mar 13, 2025, at 11:06?AM, David via groups.io <dgibson@...> wrote: ? Bill,? That's great - thanks for your commitment to this. ?Can you share your phone and email so that I can stay in touch with you on the details once we get into the growing season?? Gassho,? David? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Bill Minyard via groups.io <billpm@...> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2025 10:15 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [zcd] 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! Bill M.

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