Andee Zomerman

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Focus On The Next Thing

February 6, 2014 By Andee Leave a Comment

It was one of those days. “Those days” don’t come too frequently any more, praise God, but yesterday was one of them. I woke up not wanting to pull the covers off of my head, my heart pounding in the sheer anxiety of facing the day. I wish I could tell you there was some super … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, couch-surfers, depression, food, homeless, HomePlate, serving

HomePlate Volunteers: And They Multiplied

January 2, 2014 By Andee Leave a Comment

Serving dinner for couch-surfing youth follows a formula. We need a lot of man-power prepping dinner and serving the initial wave of hungry kids. After about 45 minutes, the serving line slows down and we volunteers split up to dine and hang out with the youth. The workload … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: couch-surfers, Family, food, HomePlate, kids, serving

Instead Of…

November 27, 2013 By Andee Leave a Comment

Instead of re-enacting Pilgrims and “Indians” with young ones, contact a tribal reservation and ask if they have needs to be met. Instead of gorging yourself with more food than any human should eat in one day, let alone one setting, make 1/2 the menu and donate the rest to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Advent Conspiracy, food, food bank, ideas, instead, NaBloPoMo, Thanksgiving, volunteer

First Volunteer Gig of the Summer

June 21, 2013 By Andee Leave a Comment

I love volunteering with the family during the summer. Without the stress of school and extra-curriculars during the week, serving opportunities seem so relaxed. Saturday we kicked off the season by serving lunches at a nearby elementary school. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Beaverton School District, Faith Cafe, food, kids, lunches

HomePlate – Feeding Hungry Children

May 3, 2013 By Andee Leave a Comment

I should have known things wouldn’t go according my plan when the beef was still frozen and we couldn’t find a can opener for the multi-pack of black beans.  I look forward to serving dinner at HomePlate. Coordinating one meal a month, I pretty much have a handle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: children, couch-surfers, food, HomePlate, kids

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