August 11, 2006
The view from here
There is only one way to get into my community from the rest of the island. It’s a coastal highway, so the ocean is on one side or the other as I come and go. There are houses and businesses on that side in a few places, but mostly it’s just beaches and open spaces. And homeless encampments. Lots of folks, down on their luck, living in tents or cars or just rolled up in whatever they have, their worldly possessions in gym bags or paper sacks.
It’s a daily reminder that my “clutter” would be seen quite differently by some.
New task: The United Cerebral Palsy Association truck will be coming by again soon. Most of what they collect goes to a thrift store which provides jobs to various disadvantaged folks. The money they raise in the stores supports other charities in addition to their own (including groups that provide for the needs of the homeless.)
I’ll be cleaning some closets and stuffing boxes and bags with salable items for UCP to pick up.
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