Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Jack & Dolly

I wanted to introduce you to 2 of my very special friends. Their names are Jack and Dolly. (Jack is actually short for Pallet Jack.) You probably have not heard me mention them before. Allow me to acquaint you.
Jack & Dolly live at a warehouse known as the Kids to Love sweatshop. Kids to Love is the name of the non-profit organization I work for. We call our warehouse the sweatshop because it does not have air-conditioning.
I typically only see Jack & Dolly during the months of July & December, which is when Kids to Love tackles our 2 biggest projects of the year: delivering school supplies and Christmas presents to foster children. I couldn't unload thousands of school supplies & Christmas presents without Jack's help. Dolly's a big help, too, though she is more useful for lighter tasks. Just like a woman, huh?
Jack & I have not always been friends. While helping social workers collect school supplies last summer, Jack decided to go for a stroll & when my flip-flopped foot tried to stop him, he almost broke my toe. It was black & blue for several weeks. We've since made amends.
Jack & Dolly are good company when I'm working at the sweatshop. They're not very social, but they are hard workers.
If you'd like to join Jack & Dolly on my list of sweatshop friends, you can do so by supporting the Kids to Love School Supply Drive & our Christmas for the Kids project. For more information, you can log on to http://www.kidstolove.org/ Our website is currently undergoing a major overhaul so if you can't find the information you're looking for, please feel free to leave a comment on this post and I will be in touch.

2 comments:

alli said...

yay! yay! yay! I'm soooo glad you're blogging! So, let me officially welcome you to bloggy world. Ahem! Welcome.

I can't wait to read more about your life with your sweet hubby.

Anonymous said...

tell me some more about the Christmas program....would it be something the boys could participate in. We want to do something as a family to turn the boys hearts outward and they are getting old enough to really do some hands on stuff and begin to understand serving others and loving others. Plus it would give us a great excuse to see you guys!