Let us introduce you to Jim, he is an amazing volunteer who not only donates to our cause but help us with maintaining our sealers on point!
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He shared with us how one act of kindness can multiply and ispire others to do good:
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“It started as a simple offer to help recycle/reuse empty food-grade plastic pails that were hogging space in the BB4CK Kitchen and keep them out of the landfill. Where possible, the pails arrive at BB4CK containing made-in Alberta bulk products. A reciprocal pay-forward activity has resulted in benefitting many and mimicking the BB4CK philosophy of generosity and community support.
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The empty, clean pails are picked up weekly and delivered to participating clients. Recipients are selected at random but with a purpose in mind being community-minded—clients such as Lisa, who owns and operates Prospect Downs Stables. Lisa reused the pails in her business, but she reached out to other like-minded people in the community so that all pails were reused in turn.
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The networking works well. Many hands make for light work, as the saying goes. Further to that, Lisa’s business creates a lot of composted material which she offers at no charge through gardening websites. Any gardener knows the value of compost.
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You can relate to how fast pails can stack up at 2000 lunches per day on average four days a week. Chinook Honey uses the pails to feed their Bees at various locations and to pick vegetables and fruit locally for their business.
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Cherie and Art supported my fundraising for a different not-for-profit. They used their business to support the Foothills Hospice fund drive annually by collecting donations and donating a portion of sales.
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Other recipients have also been supporters of my prior not-for-profit fundraising. The offer of Albertans’ time and their generosity is well documented, and this is another example of how a little ingenuity and cooperation can impact so many in a positive way.
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Generosity like that expressed above needn’t be complicated. Meshed with the significant undertaking of BB4CK little things do matter.
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Good on you, BB4CK, for feeding so many school kids that may otherwise go without lunch”
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Thanks, Jim for all of what you do and for inspiring others to take action!