Donation Magic!
Nothing worthwhile is easy, nothing easy is worthwhile. Wise words, but not always true – last summer, when I did Bike and Build, one of the first things we learned at orientation was that once we got on the road, we wouldn’t be able to swing a pedal wrench without hitting someone who loved what we were doing and wanted to help. As a result, we would get donations of all sorts – cash, groceries, gas – once, I got us free (amazing!) sandwiches from a small sandwich shop in Mentor, Ohio. I don’t recall the name of the shop, but the man who owned it was named Dan. At any rate, it was an amazing gesture. I have only one picture of this experience, if I recall correctly, the picture was taken right outside the shop, so if you can identify it, +1 internets for you:
Anyway, on July 18th, NUS2010 will be coming through Madison and I’ve volunteered to feed them and am trying to hook them up with grocery donations (and anything else!), but it turns out most larger corporate chains require a 4 to 8 week processing period. Bummer! I’m still trying, though, mostly with smaller places. If anyone knows of an organization in the Madison area that would be willing to donate food of any sort (or anything else) to an awesome group of people trying to make the world a better place, please send me an email!
