Another great post from the Good Cheer Food Bank blog! Here you go.
America may have talent, but South Whidbey has its share of talent, too!
In the fashion of the popular television show “America’s Got Talent” Good Cheer will present “The Mother of All Talent Shows” Saturday evening, May 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the South Whidbey High School auditorium.
This venue is very special as you can see by the photo. The challenge will be in filling all of the seats to make this truly a special event. An annual talent show would restart a great tradition for the community and will be lots of fun.
With more than 20 acts signed up to perform, the May event is looking like it might just be the reincarnation of South Whidbey’s old-time talent show held annually until three years ago. The annual talent show was coordinated by Jean Shaw, well known South Whidbey school teacher, and became a community institution.
JoNoah Spratt and State Representative Norma Smith
The idea of a hosting a talent show started when Good Cheer volunteer, JaNoah Spratt was giving State Representative Norma Smith a tour of the Food Bank. JaNoah is a young man who has done many projects to raise funds for Good Cheer, including his own garden at his house near Langley. On the tour, he and Norma came up with the idea of having a talent show to earn money to support Good Cheer Programs.
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Here is a nice article on the Good Cheer Food Bank. Growing green gardens and helping to feed those in need.
I’m sure that most of you are aware of the Good Cheer Food Garden. The point that strikes me is the depth of what is being done and the variety of the volunteers that we find working at the garden site. This last month we saw the first harvest of the year and the planting of some of the first seeds for later harvesting.
The starts were donated by Molly Peterson and they were planted in the greenhouse in mid-February; they’ve been growing and should be moved outside under protection around mid-March.
Here is a photo of our volunteers harvesting the kale and collards. You can read more about the harvesting and the planting of starts by clicking here.
Molly Zeiger, as you may know, is our Americorp volunteer. She began her tour with Good Cheer and the garden last September and we are lucky to have her around through this July.
“While I am here, I hope to help implement a sustainable and efficient system to turn healthy harvest from the garden into appreciated meals on the table. So far it has been a humbling learning experience.” Molly is a great role model for our younger volunteers and adds an energy that is certainly welcome at Good Cheer.
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Here is a nice piece from Kathy McLaughlin and the Good Cheer Food Bank and Thrift Stores. Kathy is the Executive Director at Good Cheer; people helping people is what it is all about. No better way to spread happiness and compassion:
It’s Back! Good Cheer’s Biggest, Baddest Bag Sale Of Them All!
This is a reminder, a doorbuster sale, that takes place the first Tuesday of the Month between 10:00 a.m. and 5 p.m at the Langley store and from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. at the Clothing Rack in Clinton. Mark your calendar for February 2nd and pile up some real bargains!
Ever wanted a real grab bag? Here’s your chance.
Come shop the Good Cheer Thrift Stores we’ll supply the bag, normal grocery store bag, and you do the choosing, grabbing and stuffing of any clothing item under $10.
Whatever clothing you can fit into one bag, you pay only $5! Now that’s a bargain!
Questions? Call 221-6454 or email kathy@goodcheer.org.
Find a treasure at either of the two Thrift Stores; Langley or Clinton. The bag sale is for clothing only.
Why buy new when used will do… and you can help end hunger at the same time?
Thrift Store (Langley)
114 Anthes / P.O. Box 144
Langley, WA 98260
Good Cheer Two Thrift Store (Clinton)
4777 Commercial, Clinton, WA (Near Clinton Food Mart & Jim’s Hardware)
Now Open 7 days A Week! • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kids clothes too!
Good Cheer Two, Clinton Thrift Store, now sells clothing in an adjacent suite dubbed “Good Cheer Clothing Rack”.
The store sells gently used clothing for the entire family, everything from sleepwear to winter coats, plus shoes and accessories for $7 or less.
Proceeds help fund Good Cheer, which operates the community food bank.
While not clothing the fluffy toys are fun and make a good play thing for Fido.
Good Cheer’s Clothing Rack is open weekdays from noon to 5 p.m. and from noon. to 5 p.m. Sundays thru Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The bag sale is an exception to the normal operating hours; remember the Good Cheer Clothing Rack will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the day of the sale.
The photos are from the Langley store, I’ll make a point of getting some from the Clinton store in the future.
Good Shopping!
Here is the link to her Good Cheer Blogsite.
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