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24

Examples of thanks, giving: Ohio workers on the edge, Colorado farmers


Two stories of thanks and giving:

1. I don’t like several of the headlines of the online news stories about how one farm in Colorado opened up its fields to 40,000 people because I saw the story first on CNN this morning and it emphasized the generosity of the farmers and the gratefulness of the people who came to gather food.  So when I see words like “swarm” and “frenzy” – well, let’s just say, those “filters” that the MSM has? Yeah, that let those things through.  Doesn’t sound too neutral to me.  Watch for yourself:

2. From my inbox, I received a press released about how, in the words of the person who sent it to me, “…despite that ASTAR employees are facing a dubious future with DHL [which is likely to be] pulling out of Ohio, the employees, who have a charity committee, have decided to go through with their holiday plans.”  Somehow, I don’t think the farmers or the employees are too worried about being called socialists when they and we know how many people, especially here in Ohio, are struggling or about to be struggling.

From the presser:

ASTAR Air Cargo has kicked off its annual holiday outreach effort by donating more than 1,000 turkeys to six organizations in the Cincinnati area and Clinton County, Ohio.

“This holiday effort has been an important tradition for our company for many years,” said Martin Godly, ASTAR Air Cargo Managing Director, Operations Finance and Community Relations.  “Especially in this tough economic climate, ASTAR is committed to helping these families celebrate the holidays.  Being involved in the community where we and our employees live continues to be a core value of ASTAR.”

The holiday campaign is part of ASTAR’s year-long community outreach effort.  Annually, ASTAR gives over $100,000 in monetary and in-kind donations to local charities in Clinton County and the Cincinnati area.

Today, ASTAR employees will hand-deliver 240 turkeys to Cincinnati-based St. Aloysius Orphanage (St. Al’s), which is a facility that helps Greater Cincinnati area children who suffer from severe emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health issues.  The facility offers many programs aimed at helping children, including running a short-term group home, a K-8 school, a foster care network, and group counseling.

ASTAR employees will also deliver turkeys to the Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home in Ft. Mitchell, KY, which operates a long term residence for nearly 30 children who are emotionally and behaviorally challenged and also provides short-term residency and emergency foster care

Tomorrow, 100 turkeys will be delivered to Wilmington, OH-based Your Father’s Kitchen, which provides meals, other necessities, and a safe environment for adults and teens in need; 75 turkeys will be delivered to Community Action (Wilmington, OH), which helps impoverished residents find better jobs, housing and education; and 30 turkeys will be delivered to the Clinton County Homeless Shelter (Wilmington, OH), which provides temporary housing for families, while helping them obtain permanent housing in the community.

Next week, 700 turkeys will be delivered to the Be Concerned Northern Kentucky Soup Kitchen in Covington, KY.  Be Concerned provides food, clothing and other assistance to more than 1,000 families in the area on a continuing basis including a soup kitchen that collects and distributes food to families.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:57 pm November 24th, 2008 in activism, Charity, Economy, Holidays, leadership, Media, Ohio, Philanthropy, Social Issues 

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