New "Satellite Display" Launched
Whether he will admit it or not, Anthony, the Sprouts produce manager is an artist. What
gave it away was the pride he took in building his displays. “Just a couple of
hours ago this looked really good,” he said gesturing toward the display. “Now
look at it, it’s a mess.” He paused a moment and fell back into his manager
role. “I’m proud to be involved in this program because it is really
working.”
Messy displays and a brimming shopping cart says it all.
Sprouts customers are beginning to
make donating to the Community Food
Bank a weekly routine.
Before Richard Rodriguez , the
store manager, implemented One Can A
Week, his customers thought about feeding themselves and their
families. Now many are not only thinking about their needs while shopping; they
are also considering those in need and then they do something about it.
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| Photo by Paz Preciado |
Three Years Running
Last Tuesday Our Family Senior Companion
Program held its annual appreciation luncheon at the Casino Del Sol. (The food was really
delicious, by the way.)
All of the Senior
Companions were being honored for their important work in the
community, and too, for their participation in the One Can A Week program.
Fran Coleman, the
program manager invited me to hand out the One Can A Week certificates along side
Patti Caldwell, the Executive
Director, who personally presented each and every Senior Companion with the official Our
Family Achievement Award.
As Fran called their names, the Senior Companions stood up at their table
and Patti and I darted around the conference room delivering the documents.
Patti was always a step ahead of me, not because she knew everyone— although
that may have helped—but I just ate a full lunch.
In the beginning, One
Can A Week was going to be a one year project for the Senior Companions. They like One Can A Week so much it is now an annual
event. And I like them so much I’ll gladly dart around a room whenever they ask.
Fool Me Once
A
couple of times I’ve delivered to the food bank when it was closed for a
holiday. Now if I am not certain they are open I call. On Monday the operator
answered and I asked. “Are you closed for the holiday?” She quickly replied,
“Yes.”
Thinking they might have a skeleton crew on duty since a
person did answer, I asked if the warehouse were also closed. Again she said,
“Yes.”
The moment I drove up today Di, one of the very helpful
crew members asked, “Where were you yesterday? We thought something was
wrong.”
Turns out there was a new staffer handling the phones
yesterday. But it really was my fault. When a person answers the phone at the
food bank, they are open. Duh!
We collected a total of 130 lbs. of food. The money we donated
amounted to $4.00.
See you Sunday,
Peter
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