Went on the Every Second Night per week Sangers (Sandwiches) and Soup Run with our local Non-religious Team delivering food to the Homeless and the families doing things tough because one the other volunteers was a bit 'under the weather' after assisting with a cleaning job after a Roll-over 15 kilometres east of town yesterday.
34 litres of Hot Fresh made Beef and Vegetables soup ( the meat is always donated by a local Butchers Shop, the veggies donated by a local Supermarket) and instead of Sangers we handed out a total of 123 Hamburgers, freshly made with Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese and grilled onions,, all in the space of 2 hours.
This week the Run will be on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and again on Saturday followed the following week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday again on so on and so forth.
Tomorrow I start negotiations with our local City Council to TRY and organise with them , wish me luck please, to get FREE firewood, which, btw, they have absolutely TONS of stacked up at the local Rubbish Tip from both pruning trees around the streets and removing dead ones as well. We have a Utility vehicle ( capacity of approx. half a ton), fuel donated by a local Gas Station and 4 ready, willing and able Volunteers to do the loading, unloading and stacking as well.
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Sounds great....should put the wood to good use rather than have it sitting doing nothing.
Lilac-JadeCanada
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Apr 25, 2021
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Oh, trust me it WILL be put to very good use by those who WILL be needing this winter, especially the Old Aged Pensioners around town and the 'doing things tough ones as well, IF I can manage to hack through the Bureaucratic Red-tape THIS time.
I'll still be going 'bush' to collect firewood for my own usage though, this idea IS ONLY to try to help others in need.
@Triphid Yes, it's good to help where needed.
We heated with wood for years, & always got out in the bush to get our own. Made weekends of it with the kids.
Did a trip to the local Rubbish Tip Saturday Afternoon with my mate Alan to empty a load he had in his trailer, had look at the the truly MASSIVE pile of totally wasted firewood out there, I estimated there is about 130-140 TONNES of it stacked up just either rotting away or being attacked by White ants, bloody wasteful to say the very least imo.
@Triphid That's terrible when so many seniors could use the help.
@Lilac-JadeCanada It is, and the Red-tape of Bureaucracy has always been the BIG stumbling block BUT we have recently gotten rid of Councils General Manager, a wee bit of a Tyrant imo, and my hopes are up a bit now at last.
Sorry for the slight delay BUT just got a call from a local a local Gardening and Landscaping Firm, they have a 1.5 tonne tipping truck, registered and not being used on a regular basis that they are OFFERING to us FREE of Charge SHOULD we get this project up and running.
Seems the 'Bush-Telegraph' around here has suddenly gone into over-drive.
@Triphid That would be great if things can go smoothly. As a senior, I hate seeing seniors having trouble.
@Lilac-JadeCanada I just realized that should we get this up and running, our delivery 'boys' may well be in need of a whole lot of 'extra' exercises since many elderly Ladies around here dearly love returning favours with cakes and tea/coffee after deliveries.
@Triphid Kindness goes both ways, but the sweets can get a bit over done.
@Lilac-JadeCanada Always welcome especially after unloading and stacking firewood.
I cop that treatment every time I drop off a load of firewood to the elderly lady just up the street from my house.
She will NOT take NO for an answer....LOL.
@Lilac-JadeCanada Knock me down with a Feather, just heard from an Insurance Mob that they are OFFERING FREE Public Liability Insurance to us for the next 2 years should we get this project up and running.
I pick up the documentary EVIDENCE tomorrow morning BEFOE I face off with the local City Council, that should put the knockers on their insistence that we have Public Liability Insurance cover BEFORE we can even get started.
@Triphid WOW!
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