Thursday, November 14, 2019
Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2004. Mattie was two years old and had just gotten his first table and chairs. He was very excited to have this space. Space to play on, to color, and to create! If there was a flat surface around, sure enough Mattie would transform it with tracks and trains.
Quote of the day: The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ~ Pablo Picasso
Peter and I divided and conquered today. I continued dealing with the candy drive, and Peter hopped on a plane for Louisville, KY. Why? Because he had a meeting with the CEO of Aetna, Kentucky. We got connected to this CEO through Spencer, a social worker we presented with and met at professional social workers conference (in Phoenix, April 2019). We are working hard at introducing insurers to the Psychosocial Standards of Care and inspiring them to endorse the Standards of Care and to partner with us on our vision to coordinate a demonstration project. Such a project would help assess outcomes (quality patient care, patient satisfaction, and cost of care) of implementing the Standards at 3-4 treatment sites around the Country.
My first candy delivery today was to the Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, VA. I got to meet the childhood cancer clinic's child life professional and art therapist. Both lovely!
I then drove to the Ronald McDonald House in Falls Church, VA. All I can say is.... thank goodness for GPS. It makes traversing our region much easier for me. As it is stressful enough schlepping candy, much less being worried about getting lost.
Each site that I visited this week, thanked me profusely for sorting the candy. They know, as I do, that it makes the candy last longer and also makes restocking easier.
I am so happy our candy drive can support the important work that Nourish Now does in Maryland. Nourish Now is a 501c3 nonprofit food bank, specializing in food recovery and providing donations from grocers, caterers, restaurants, bakeries, and other food donors for the benefit of children, families, and the elderly, as well as shelters, food pantries, and other organizations working to end hunger.
My two friends, Ann and Catherine, drove 500 pounds of candy today to Nourish Now in Rockville, MD.
Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2004. Mattie was two years old and had just gotten his first table and chairs. He was very excited to have this space. Space to play on, to color, and to create! If there was a flat surface around, sure enough Mattie would transform it with tracks and trains.
Quote of the day: The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ~ Pablo Picasso
Peter and I divided and conquered today. I continued dealing with the candy drive, and Peter hopped on a plane for Louisville, KY. Why? Because he had a meeting with the CEO of Aetna, Kentucky. We got connected to this CEO through Spencer, a social worker we presented with and met at professional social workers conference (in Phoenix, April 2019). We are working hard at introducing insurers to the Psychosocial Standards of Care and inspiring them to endorse the Standards of Care and to partner with us on our vision to coordinate a demonstration project. Such a project would help assess outcomes (quality patient care, patient satisfaction, and cost of care) of implementing the Standards at 3-4 treatment sites around the Country.
My first candy delivery today was to the Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, VA. I got to meet the childhood cancer clinic's child life professional and art therapist. Both lovely!
I then drove to the Ronald McDonald House in Falls Church, VA. All I can say is.... thank goodness for GPS. It makes traversing our region much easier for me. As it is stressful enough schlepping candy, much less being worried about getting lost.
Each site that I visited this week, thanked me profusely for sorting the candy. They know, as I do, that it makes the candy last longer and also makes restocking easier.
I am so happy our candy drive can support the important work that Nourish Now does in Maryland. Nourish Now is a 501c3 nonprofit food bank, specializing in food recovery and providing donations from grocers, caterers, restaurants, bakeries, and other food donors for the benefit of children, families, and the elderly, as well as shelters, food pantries, and other organizations working to end hunger.
My two friends, Ann and Catherine, drove 500 pounds of candy today to Nourish Now in Rockville, MD.
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