Yesterday was our monthly lunch/speaker series at work. It's always a village effort to feed about 50 neighbors 65+, about 1/3 receiving rides from our volunteer drivers. It's almost always an inspiring symbiosis of personalities and effort, yesterday in particular.
This event, in addition to the diverse collection of luncheon guests, featured live Irish music; Irish step dancing; 20 elementary students from the neighborhood Quaker school who joined us to watch the entertainment; and at least three Jewish volunteers/guests who graciously listened to the talented musicians' explicitly Christian Irish and Scottish folk songs without complaint.
Knowing much about the challenges and sadness in the personal lives of many of our guests--a number who have spent time in transitional care centers (nursing homes) but returned home, a number currently in treatment for depression--made it extra poignant to observe their enjoyment of the quirky drama that is our "Second Tuesday" luncheon.
This blog is to salute all the people who find inspiration to be generous to others in the holiday season, and the other 11 months of the year. I'm still smiling thinking of the quirky quilt that is this neighborhood event.
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