Teacher Leaves Her Mark
They Can Still Work Together
Love Staying in Touch
A brief history of Thanksgiving Day Meals on Wheels in the Metro area: The many volunteers prepare meals consisting of turkey, dressing, potatoes, vegetable, cranberries, rolls, and pumpkin or apple pie for families in need and delivers those meals to their homes on Thanksgiving Day. The founders, Bill Foussard and Barb Aslesen, work together with 2,000 volunteers who prepare and deliver the meals on Thanksgiving Day. The organization has grown from preparing 24 meals for 3 families on Thanksgiving Day in 1970 in St. Paul, to preparing 16,000 meals delivered to over 3,000 families last year. This year 19,000 meals will be delivered on Thanksgiving Day morning in the Metro area. It's a huge task but merchants and volunteers make this day successful. A big thank you to Bill and Barb who began this tradition so many years ago!
And, thank you "Rosie" for staying in my husband's life!
That is a great intiative that has grown to a big business. Nice tribute to the founder.
ReplyDeleteI love reading about good deeds like this. Great picture. What a keepsake.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving...Janey
This is a truly heartwarming story, on so many levels. We have Meals on Wheels here so now I will have to see if they also do the Thanksgiving programme; it's something I would like to volunteer for.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this and have a joyous Thanksgiving.
It looks like Rosie taught you husband well, and is continuing to do so, which illustrates that learning is a life-long process.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome that she is still so active and working hard to help this day be a good one for others. Have a wonderful day, Kate.
ReplyDeleteSpecial blessings to the good folks that give unselfishly to see that the less fortunate or homebound receives a Thanksgiving meal. What a wonderful thing to do!
ReplyDeleteoh this is a beautiful post! i love that! happy thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet! I love staying in touch with my old students. This is one lucky teacher.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Kate and Jim!
Wow! She must have been a young girl back then, she looks great. What a nice way to give back to the community. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right. She was only 18 when she taught these students and was sworn to secrecy by the principal so that the parents would not know her age. Since then she has taught in several different school in the Twin Cities, worked at various social services and has taught many of the current notables in this area. She is a real treasure, keeping up with so many of her former students.
ReplyDeleteSecond grade teacher? I can't even remember where I went to school in 2nd grade! Oh, yes, it was in Duluth! That's amazing. And Meals on Wheels is a wonderful program!
ReplyDeleteHope your Thanksgiving is stuffed with turkey and other goodies!
A perfect story for today. Mrs. Kibler where are you?
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Kate!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to do on Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful holiday!
ReplyDeleteMeals on Wheels is a great cause. Jim's teacher sounds like she left a mark on a lot of kids, now that's a role model.
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful. I hope you had a wonderful and happy day.
ReplyDeleteLovely entry!
ReplyDeleteStopping by to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Teachers sure do make a difference, as you know so well. I am greatly impressed that your husband stays in touch with a second grade teacher! My more memorable teachers were in higher grades. I don't have connections with the town where I grew up, so I don't have connections with any old teachers.
ReplyDeleteWow! I think it's great that your DH keeps in touch with his old teacher. And what a wonderful way to spend Thanksgiving. Helping people is what it's all about!
ReplyDeletePS: Hope the extra serving of stuffing was tasty! That's my favorite part of T-day.
Neatest blog of Thanksgiving! What a fine man you married to keep in touch with one of his teachers and even help her out with the meals. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great thing that you could help her with this project! I love knowing how teachers reach far into their students' lives as good role models.
ReplyDeleteThe most heartwarming Thanksgiving post I've read Kate..hats off to all involved.
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