President's Message- Food Drive

            What did you complain about this weekend?  Leaves, oh yeah you were cursing those leaves, the same ones that kept you cool all summer.  Traffic, sure you complained when you have to wait for two lights to get through that intersection though you got to hear that great song on the radio.  I know I bitched about the size of those mini candy bars we got to give out for Halloween since they are no longer bite sized unless you’re a squirrel.  Of course, Lord knows I don’t need any more candy! And don’t get me started about the width of toilet paper these days even though the added width does me absolutely no good unless I am making a Halloween mummy. 

 

            I am willing to wager, however, that none of you complained about being hungry.  I am guessing that one or two of you claimed you were starving before sitting down and devouring a nice meal, perhaps the waitress or waiter was a little slow getting it out of the kitchen at your favorite restaurant.  But I would bet that none of you could really complain because you were hungry or because you simply didn’t know when you were going to have your next meal.  I really don’t think that most of us have to decide between a tank of gas to get back and forth to our occasional job and buying groceries. I would also imagine that none of us lose focus at work because we simply have not had anything to eat for over a day.

 

            Unfortunately, there are people who simply don’t have enough to eat and their resources are so limited that they must choose between feeding their family and keeping their job.   Sadly, kids go to school so hungry that they simply do not have a chance to succeed. 

 

We all recognize or should realize that the problem of hunger exists right here in our communities.  We should also recognize that we can all do our little part to help.  If you have not done so, please sign up to work 2 hours on our food drive on November 14.  Your efforts will help a lot of people and I am also willing to wager that those two hours will make you feel good too. If for some reason you can’t make it on the 14^th, please do the next best thing and write a check to the Biddeford Saco Rotary Club and put “Food Drive” in the memo line.  Every dollar buys five pounds of food for our local food pantries.  Therefore, even ten dollars will go a long way.

 

Sure, I’m going to complain because people aren’t signing up to work on the food drive, but you can all shut me up by filling the slots and helping a lot of people who need our help.

 

Thanks Bill