Writer and management consultant Margaret Wheatley says, “There is no power equal to a community discovering what it cares about.”
This line came into my mind as I was scurrying around the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods campus last Saturday taking pictures of a community caring about the fact that people in their neighborhood are hungry. Officially called the Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk, the event was sponsored by St. Mary’s Village Parish with all proceeds going to support Providence Food Pantry, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence.
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Among the many partners that Providence Pantry counts on for help is Bethany United Church of Christ in West Terre Haute, which takes regular collections to enable the pantry to provide something most pantries do not offer — paper goods, such as toilet paper, paper towels and napkins.
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Several years ago David Franklin of West Terre Haute was in the local IGA. He had only $15, and he was having trouble covering the groceries he needed. He recalls…
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