Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Oh, sure. Most of our friends decided to beat the clouds and get out of Portland for Spring Break this week. Mexico. Hawaii. Southern California. To that I say, "HA!" We are having MUCH more fun here in town serving our local community. (Yeah. There's no way to say that without … [Read more...]
You know what is awesome about homeschooling a kid? She can volunteer with me and then I can assign her to write a blog post. Getting a child to do my work for me. Brilliant, right? Without further ado, I give you... Fork It Over by a 5th Grader Fork it over is very … [Read more...]
I want to tell you I volunteered last week for Fork It Over, an amazing group of volunteers that pick up leftovers from school kitchens then deliver the leftovers to food pantries. I want to tell you I’ve done this same job many times, mostly on the weeks my kids have … [Read more...]
What it is: The Beaverton School District (BSD) serving Beaverton and parts of NW Portland, OR, sponsors this volunteer opportunity. The Fork it Over welcome letter gives a program overview: School cafeteria food, which would otherwise be thrown out, is packaged by nutrition … [Read more...]
3 generations of volunteers Where I Went: Where I live, the Beaverton School District participates with Fork It Over. The program donates leftover school cafeteria food to food rescue agencies, saving tons of sandwiches, pizza, and milk from hitting the landfill each week. … [Read more...]