Low and behold time marches onward and it’s November. Let that sink in a moment – NOVEMBER. Christmas junk has been in the stores now for
over a month (all hail the spirit of commercialism!), we’ve just turned the
corner on Halloween, NaNoWriMo is underway (all the best to those
participating!), Election Day is nigh (yes you should vote in the hopes that
something will eventually change somewhere), Veterans Day too, and then
Thanksgiving – one of my favorite holidays.
“Why is that – Thanksgiving being one of your favorite
holidays?”
Because it’s still genuine. It’s untouched by the greed of other
holidays. Thanksgiving hasn’t sold out
and, frankly, we need to pause and take account of all the blessings (yeah,
that’s the right word) that we have and be thankful. I don’t say this to make you feel guilty,
Gentle Reader. I say it because it is
true. I live in the South Jersey area
and up the road in Atlantic City, five major casinos are closing. That translates to a LOT of people out of
work; a lot of families who are going to be scrambling to make the rent, buy
food, or pay bills. Forget, Black
Friday; to paraphrase Billy Joel, surviving will be the noblest fight and, yes,
even in surviving we can be thankful – it’s much better than the alternative.
If you would like to help ease the burden for some
families in the South Jersey area this year I humbly suggest supporting the
Project Thanksgiving Turkey Drive (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-Thanksgiving-NJ/302695739793341). The nuts and bolts are as follows:
On November, 22nd from 9:00 – 5:00 PM, there
will be collection points set up at both Shoprites in Vineland and the Shoprites
in Millville and Bridgeton; as well as, the Mullica Hill and Sewell Shoprites
and the Venice Italian Eatery in Pitman.
They will be accepting frozen turkeys, store certificates for free
turkeys, cash, and checks payable to the Food Bank of South Jersey or the
Salvation Army.
So there it is. If
you have a spare turkey consider giving it over to Project Thanksgiving on November
22nd. They have a way of
uniting turkeys with people who need them.
It’s a win – win; you get extra space in your freezer and the knowledge
that your turkey has done some good in the South Jersey area. It’s a win – win because, even in these
incredibly uncertain times, we have much to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nigel & Alex
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