[Peace-discussion] FW: New to List~Will be in ChiTown for the GP National Gathering~July
Joni LeViness
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From: peace-owner@lists.gp-us.org [mailto:peace-owner@lists.gp-us.org] On
Behalf Of William & Lynn McLean
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 12:32 AM
To: peace-admin@lists.gp-us.org
Subject: Fwd: New to List~Will be in ChiTown for the GP National
Gathering~July
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From: William & Lynn McLean <blueberrypeacefarm@gmail.com>
Date: May 4, 2008 12:17 AM
Subject: New to List~Will be in ChiTown for the GP National Gathering~July
To: peace@lists.gp-us.org
CTA 5 Day "Vistor Passes" = $ 18
CTA 5 Day "Vistor Passes" = $ 18
<http://www3.yourcta.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTA&category%5Fname=&pro
duct%5Fid=vp>
http://www3.yourcta.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTA&category%5Fname=&prod
uct%5Fid=vp
for ChiTown and July National Green Party Gathtering in ChiTown . . .
(FROM:
<http://transitchicago.com/> http://transitchicago.com/ )
FYI (thought it might help some GP Members going to Chicago in July~you can
buy them NOW online and they are good (expire) till 12-31-08).
peace
ONE HUMAN FAMILY
Love and Light, wm and lynn McLean
the Blueberry Peace Farm, Magee, Mississippi, USA, EARTH
<http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge>
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge our "flog" (Farm Log)
<http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm>
http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm
<http://legitgov.org/> http://legitgov.org/
Citizens for Legitimate Government
(PS)
We hope to Volunteer Every Night, while in Chicago, for 5 Nights we are
there, at this "Soup Kitchen" with evening clean up . . . wiping Table,
sweeping, mooping and dish washer area and Trash Take Out (it is off the
"Blue Line" CTA (transit) Rail that takes us back to Our Motel Room in Villa
Park, near the airport and where lynn's Sister lives and Friend lives as
lynn is from Chicago)
An evening at the Marquard Center
Every night of the year, at about 4:30 or 5:00 p.m., men, women and children
begin to line up in the courtyard of the Marquard Center. The courtyard sits
between a church built a century ago and its former school.
The yard is about four feet below street level, a strange side effect of the
plan that raised the city out of the swamp upon which Chicago was built.
The old school building now holds a soup kitchen, run by Franciscan friars,
caring volunteers, and staff.
The people who wait are a mixed group. Some are homeless. Others live
nearby, but can't afford to buy food and pay rent. Some are on public aid;
others work but can't make ends meet on their minimum wage job. They all
come for one of the things that everyone needs: food.
At 5:00, each guest is given a ticket with a number on it. Once they receive
a ticket, the guests come into the building or mill about in the courtyard,
waiting their turn.
On several days of the week, case managers mingle with the guests. They
introduce themselves and answer questions. Many guests are friendly to the
case managers. They ask about housing, a substance abuse program, mental
health care, or a variety of other problems. They sometimes wonder whether
to trust the case manager with the painful details of their difficult lives.
Gradually, the men and women begin to see that there is hope for at least
one of the problems that weighs them down. The case manager schedules
appointments for during business hours, when help is just a few phone calls
away.
At 5:30, the first group of 50 ticket numbers are called. In this group are
families and the early birds who have been waiting the longest. As each
guest comes through the door of the former gymnasium, a volunteer smiles and
says hello. In the winter, the volunteer hands out a cup of coffee to the
adults as soon as they come in the door.
The guests take their places at a table that is just big enough for four.
They set down their bags near their chairs and greet the others who are
taking their places as well.
Every table is set with four trays of food, each having a cup of coffee and
a glass of milk. The food is hearty, with a main dish, a side dish, bread,
and a dessert if one has been donated. Sometimes a flower in a vase
decorates the center of each table.
As they settle in, mothers tell their children to eat and friends greet each
other. Sometimes, strangers look at each other warily and decide how
talkative they want to be. Some guests ask for water instead of milk. Others
ask for and receive more bread. The trays are full to begin. After a few
minutes they are nearly empty.
As each guest finishes, he or she says good-bye to the people at the table
and takes his or her tray to the front of the room. The dirty dishes are set
in racks and brought to the kitchen to be washed. Some guests linger at the
table as long as they can, as hungry for conversation as they were for food.
As each seat opens up, another guest takes the empty place. The new guest
holds up his or her dinner ticket as a silent request for a tray of food. A
smiling part-time volunteer brings a tray, sets the tray down, and takes the
ticket. Almost always the guest says "thank you" and means it whole
heartily.
By 6:30, the last tickets have been handed out and by 6:45 the last few
guests begin to eat. In an average night, 144 guests will have been served.
Sometimes the total is 240, while other days it is only 110.
Sometimes the number of guests is unexpectedly high. If the food that the
full-time volunteers prepared during the day runs out, the manager will
always find something else to serve, even if he has to be creative.
When dinner is over and all the guests have left, the volunteers wipe down
the tables and mop the floor. As the last dishes are dried and the lights
turned off, the volunteers smile at the memories of the guest that said
thank you with an excess of enthusiasm or the child who's eye lit up when
she saw the macaroni and cheese.
The lights go off. The doors are locked. The guests have gone to wherever
they go - a little healthier, a little happier, and sometimes a little bit
closer to finding a way to end the disturbing circumstances that have
weighed them down for years.
This is what dinner is like at the Marquard Center. Every day of the year.
Rain or shine. Holidays and regular days. Without fail, we serve a
nutritious dinner to the hungry, the homeless, and the poor every day. Click
here to read more about <http://www.franoutreach.org/mc.htm> our soup
kitchen at the Marquard Center <http://www.franoutreach.org/mc.htm> .
We are a small organization that needs your help. Please help us reach out
to the homeless and poor of Chicago. Click here to
<http://www.franoutreach.org/donate.htm> donate now.
--
Love and Light, wm and lynn McLean
the Blueberry Peace Farm,Magee, MS 601-867-3879
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge our "flog" (Farm Web Log)
~ * ~ * ~
Groovy Links
http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm
http://legitgov.org/
Citizens for Legitimate Government
--
Love and Light, wm and lynn McLean
the Blueberry Peace Farm,Magee, MS 601-867-3879
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge our "flog" (Farm Web Log)
~ * ~ * ~
Groovy Links
http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm
http://legitgov.org/ Citizens for Legitimate Government
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<DIV>CTA 5 Day "Vistor Passes" =3D $ 18 </DIV>
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<P>CTA 5 Day "Vistor Passes" =3D $ 18</P>
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<P>for ChiTown and July National Green Party Gathtering in ChiTown . . . =
</P>
<P>(FROM:</P>
<P><A onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://transitchicago.com/" target=3D_blank><FONT=20
color=3D#9136ad>http://</FONT><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff7f00><FONT =
size=3D3><FONT=20
color=3D#407f00>transit</FONT>chicago</FONT></FONT></STRONG><FONT=20
color=3D#9136ad>.com/</FONT></A> )</P>
<P>FYI (thought it might help some GP Members going to Chicago in =
July~you can=20
buy them NOW online and they are good (expire) till 12-31-08).</P>
<P>peace</P>
<P>ONE HUMAN FAMILY</P>
<DIV>Love and Light, wm and lynn McLean <BR>the Blueberry Peace Farm, =
<SPAN=20
style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Magee, Mississippi, =
USA</SPAN>, EARTH=20
<BR><A onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge" target=3D_blank=20
rel=3Dnofollow><SPAN><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge</FONT></SPAN></A>=
our=20
"flog" (Farm Log) <BR><A onclick=3D"return =
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm" target=3D_blank=20
rel=3Dnofollow><SPAN><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm</FONT></SPAN></A>=
<BR><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://legitgov.org/" target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow><SPAN><FONT =
color=3D#003399>http://legitgov.org/</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV>
<DIV>Citizens for Legitimate Government<BR> </DIV>
<P> </P>
<DIV>(PS)</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>We <STRONG><FONT color=3D#407f00>hope to Volunteer Every=20
Night</FONT></STRONG>, while in <SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; =
BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Chicago</SPAN>,=20
for 5 Nights we are there, at this "Soup Kitchen" with evening =
clean up . .=20
. wiping Table, sweeping, mooping and dish washer area and Trash Take =
Out (it is=20
off the "Blue Line" CTA (transit) Rail that takes us back to Our Motel =
Room in=20
Villa Park, near the airport and where lynn's Sister lives and Friend =
lives as=20
lynn is from Chicago)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#993300><B>An evening at the Marquard=20
Center</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><I>Every night of the year, at about 4:30 or =
5:00 p.m.,=20
men, women and children begin to line up in the courtyard of the =
Marquard=20
Center. The courtyard sits between a church built a century ago and its =
former=20
school.</I></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><I>The yard is about four feet below street =
level, a=20
strange side effect of the </I>plan that raised the city out of the =
swamp upon=20
which <SPAN style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Chicago</SPAN> =
was=20
built.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The old school building now holds a soup =
kitchen, run by=20
Franciscan friars, caring volunteers, and =
staff.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The people who wait are a mixed group. Some are =
homeless.=20
Others live nearby, but can't afford to buy food and pay rent. Some are =
on=20
public aid; others work but can't make ends meet on their minimum wage =
job. They=20
all come for one of the things that everyone needs: food.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>At 5:00, each guest is given a ticket with a =
number on it.=20
Once they receive a ticket, the guests come into the building or mill =
about in=20
the courtyard, waiting their turn.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>On several days of the week, case managers =
mingle with the=20
guests. They introduce themselves and answer questions. Many guests are =
friendly=20
to the case managers. They ask about housing, a substance abuse program, =
mental=20
health care, or a variety of other problems. They sometimes wonder =
whether to=20
trust the case manager with the painful details of their difficult=20
lives.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Gradually, the men and women begin to see that =
there is=20
hope for at least one of the problems that weighs them down. The case =
manager=20
schedules appointments for during business hours, when help is just a =
few phone=20
calls away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>At 5:30, the first group of 50 ticket numbers =
are called.=20
In this group are families and the early birds who have been waiting the =
longest. As each guest comes through the door of the former gymnasium, a =
volunteer smiles and says hello. In the winter, the volunteer hands out =
a cup of=20
coffee to the adults as soon as they come in the=20
door.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The guests take their places at a table that is =
just big=20
enough for four. They set down their bags near their chairs and greet =
the others=20
who are taking their places as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Every table is set with four trays of food, each =
having a=20
cup of coffee and a glass of milk. The food is hearty, with a main dish, =
a side=20
dish, bread, and a dessert if one has been donated. Sometimes a flower =
in a vase=20
decorates the center of each table.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>As they settle in, mothers tell their children =
to eat and=20
friends greet each other. Sometimes, strangers look at each other warily =
and=20
decide how talkative they want to be. Some guests ask for water instead =
of milk.=20
Others ask for and receive more bread. The trays are full to begin. =
After a few=20
minutes they are nearly empty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>As each guest finishes, he or she says good-bye =
to the=20
people at the table and takes his or her tray to the front of the room. =
The=20
dirty dishes are set in racks and brought to the kitchen to be washed. =
Some=20
guests linger at the table as long as they can, as hungry for =
conversation as=20
they were for food.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>As each seat opens up, another guest takes the =
empty=20
place. The new guest holds up his or her dinner ticket as a silent =
request for a=20
tray of food. A smiling part-time volunteer brings a tray, sets the tray =
down,=20
and takes the ticket. Almost always the guest says "thank you" and means =
it=20
whole heartily.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>By 6:30, the last tickets have been handed out =
and by 6:45=20
the last few guests begin to eat. In an average night, 144 guests will =
have been=20
served. Sometimes the total is 240, while other days it is only=20
110.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Sometimes the number of guests is unexpectedly =
high. If=20
the food that the full-time volunteers prepared during the day runs out, =
the=20
manager will always find something else to serve, even if he has to be=20
creative.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>When dinner is over and all the guests have =
left, the=20
volunteers wipe down the tables and mop the floor. As the last dishes =
are dried=20
and the lights turned off, the volunteers smile at the memories of the =
guest=20
that said thank you with an excess of enthusiasm or the child who's eye =
lit up=20
when she saw the macaroni and cheese.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The lights go off. The doors are locked. The =
guests have=20
gone to wherever they go - a little healthier, a little happier, and =
sometimes a=20
little bit closer to finding a way to end the disturbing circumstances =
that have=20
weighed them down for years.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>This is what dinner is like at the Marquard =
Center. Every=20
day of the year. Rain or shine. Holidays and regular days. Without fail, =
we=20
serve a nutritious dinner to the hungry, the homeless, and the poor =
every day.=20
Click here to read more about <U><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: blue"><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://www.franoutreach.org/mc.htm" target=3D_blank =
rel=3Dnofollow><SPAN><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>our soup kitchen at the Marquard=20
Center</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></U><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://www.franoutreach.org/mc.htm" target=3D_blank =
rel=3Dnofollow><SPAN><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>.</FONT></SPAN></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>We are a small organization that needs your =
help. Please=20
help us reach out to the homeless and poor of <SPAN=20
style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Chicago</SPAN>. Click here =
to <U><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: blue"><A onclick=3D"return =
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://www.franoutreach.org/donate.htm" target=3D_blank=20
rel=3Dnofollow><SPAN><FONT color=3D#003399>donate=20
now</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></U>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR>Love and Light, wm and lynn =
McLean<BR>the=20
Blueberry Peace Farm,Magee, MS 601-867-3879<BR><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge"=20
target=3D_blank>http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge</A> ou=
r "flog"=20
(Farm Web Log) =
<BR> =20
~ * ~ * ~<BR>Groovy =
Links<BR><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm"=20
target=3D_blank>http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm</A> <BR><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://legitgov.org/" target=3D_blank>http://legitgov.org/</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV>Citizens for Legitimate Government </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><BR clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR>Love and Light, wm and lynn=20
McLean<BR>the Blueberry Peace Farm,Magee, =
MS 601-867-3879<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://blog.360.yahoo.com/dirtandsludge">http://blog.360.yahoo.co=
m/dirtandsludge</A> our=20
"flog" (Farm Web Log)=20
<BR> =20
~ * ~ * ~<BR>Groovy =
Links<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://members.aye.net/~hippie/real.htm">http://members.aye.net/~=
hippie/real.htm</A><BR><A=20
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