Yesterday I spent three and one-half hours boxing the donations left on my porch, during which my back cried out more than once asking whether porch privileges were worth it. For you newcomers, porch privileges are bestowed upon those who receive our newsletters. Newsletter recipients can drop their contributions onto my porch and TIE will deliver them to families living in refugee camps in Kabul.
The "worth it" question was answered this morning when I received an email from Suzanne Rogge providing a link to an article written by Khaled Hosseini. My back is good to go again thanks to Khaled. He inspires.
click here to read Khaled's article.
Budd
ps The preference of course is that donations be brought to the packing party on Saturday, September 22 (before noon). In addition it's best if donations dropped on my porch are in plastic bags rather than boxes and paper bags. That eliminates the time taken to pack them in plastic bags. Our shipments have been rained on in transit.
