Day 63: Bristol Lodge Day

Here it is the 4th Thursday of the month and Saint Jude's turn to make the dinner again for the homeless. This month, I was in the group to make au gratin potatoes------not a hard job at all. I was picked up at 4:15 and we went on and made 4 more stops. Arrived at the destination and a few of the customers helped us bring in the dinner. Much to our surprise, there was a new crew in charge and sort of expected us to prepare, serve and clean up afterwards. The usual serving group was missing, so 4 of us pitched in--1 cutting and serving the meatloaf, 1 serving potatoes and 1 on the vegetables. I was in charge of setting out the desserts. Nothing too interesting tonite---lots of bananas, homeade brownies and store cookies. After setting them out, it was time to clean up the counters, throw away the disposable pans, wash the utensils and wash the tables. Some people thanked us and said "it was delicious" and the new crew was very appreciative. One gentleman said "when do you come again?" and looked disappointed when I said "not for a month!" It's worth all we do for a simple" thankyou"!!