First post of 2010

We're at the time of the year when we're supposed to be making resolutions. For the WHOLE YEAR! I don't know what's going to be happening between now and dinner. Why make promises I know I can't keep? (Jesus' half-brother James got it right. Check out James 4:13-15.)
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't reflect on the past year and re-adjust our goals. What are some worthwhile goals for Hilarious Givers during the coming months? How can we best serve 'the least among us'? That will be a topic of discussion at our next meeting of the Board of Directors. Do you have any ideas?
Here are some of the things we've been kicking around:
Refrigerated storage. The produce distribution markets start their days while we sleep. By 4:30 or 5:00 am, their day is over. Fruits and  vegetables that are not on the way to your supermarket are garbage. So, our landfills get overfilled while kids are hungry. The irony is that a large portion of that food was harvested in Mexico by the very migrant families we serve. We could make a real impact if we had some way to store days-old produce until we can get it to the kids.
Farm animals. Debra found a wonderful mission which is raising money to buy farm animals for impoverished kids in Africa. Great work! But we don't have to go to Africa to find improverished kids; we feel that our efforts are better spent right here. We have discussed with Pastor Escobar at Village of Hope   the possibility of donating a small herd of goats and a few chickens to help his flock be more self-sufficient. Fresh milk and eggs for the kids! Pastor is very enthusiastic at the prospect; he has identified a volunteer to help teach husbandry to the kids.
Improved Outreach. We will continue to search for ways to increase our visibility in the community. We need warehouse volunteers, adventurers to take day trips south to deliver food, contributers to help with the financial burden, and food packers, canners and producers to share their surplus.
So, if any blogsters (did I just make up a word?) out there want to help with these efforts, or have suggestions about how better to spread the Good Word by sharing our abundance, let us know.