Why Do They?

It was a long day at the parish hall. But everyone, or most, was fed. The numbers were very close to the same as last year, but the number of food boxes for seniors increased by at least 30%. Is that because some from the ranks below “senior” grew old enough to be included in a new category or are there more seniors in need of aid?  

Complaints? Sure; since some of the funding was given by the local Salvation Army, there is a mandate to buy locally. With only one source for the turkeys, we felt that there was some price gouging going on. And though you always hope that most of the volunteers are there because of altruistic reasons, it’s disturbing to hear some of the sniping that goes on “behind the scenes”. There’s plenty of evidence that the “haves” don’t co-exist all that well with the “have-nots”. Which begs the question; why do these people bother to volunteer? Is it just to make themselves feel better about their own situation?
       With the weather turning colder, much colder; I need to get much of the citrus off of the trees today before the fruit is damaged by the 29 degree frost forecast for Sunday. Our lemon tree has been most prolific and I’m sure there are at least 80 or more lemons left on it.