Travis had a COOL idea! (fairly OT)

Last night, his confirmation group spent the evening packaging up food for Feed My Starving Children.  He came home at about 10:10pm, and was ALL FIRED UP about what a cool experience it was!  He told me all about the place, the video they had to watch before going into the warehouse to work, he was obviously positively affected by the experience!

Then he says to me.... "Mom, do you think you & some of your weight loss friends would like to do that?  'Cuz I'd like to go again - do you think they'd want to?"


So tell me, if I was able to find out what's involved and if there are even any times open, would any of you be interested?  I believe the location is Brooklyn Park, off 81, north of 694. 

As a matter of fact, do any of YOU have any information?  I'll go surfing shortly to check it out...

I don't live in that area.  But I am VERY Interested in doing this.  Especially if I can get my lazy ankle biters out to join me.   Its a great thing to do.

Definitely post.  I'm very interested.

I have heard wonderful things & would be interested in learning more!

I do this every year with my employees at the Eagan location.  It is so worthwhile and rewarding.  We fed something like 18 people for an entire year in our session.  It is a very legit organization.  Go for it.  It is year-round.  Most people try to do it during the holiday season and sometimes it is full and you have to wait for an opening. 

I would love to take part in this!  Ross has also done this thr confirmation and too enjoyed himself!  I look forward to hearing more!

If it's not on a Monday or Thursday night, I can do it...will bring my 15 yr old too...I think he'd be as into it as it sounded Travis was!

Dang it, Heidi - Those are the two nights that ARE open... 

Okay, so here's the website - http://www.fmsc.org/About_Us/default.aspx

They have an on-line registration process.  Of course, they are full up through the end of the year, and Fridays and Saturdays are full for quite a long while beyond.

I found the following dates, all from 8-9:30pm: (6-7:30pm is full, and I personally can't go earlier than that, but for those of you who have days available, they DO take volunteers from 9:30-11:30am, noon-2pm, and 2:30-4:30pm as well!)

Thursday, January 8 (room for 10)
Monday, January 12 (room for 33)
TUESDAY, January 20 (room for 30) - I had originally written this as a Thursday...then as MONDAY...  can you tell work is chaotic right now???

MY BAD!!

It's a bit late for the chilluns maybe, but I'd be willing to let Trav come on a Thursday...?  Oh - and they request no children younger than 3rd grade.

So....... what do y'all think??

I'm in.  Along with my 12, 14, and 16 year old daughters.  Any day is fine.  But I do like your line of thinking, Darla.  If we do a Thursday night, then Friday ......  well, I'm not suggesting that my kids won't be in school the next day.  But you never know.

 

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Travis is SO awesome!!  Let me know what date you go with..!