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Local letter carriers collect over 7,000 pounds of food
Published Monday, May 11, 2009
Photo by Scott Mims
Help in hard times: Clanton Post Office workers show 5,000 pounds of food raised from Saturday’s drive. More than 7,000 pounds were raised county-wide. Pictured are Debbie Bates, Allison Lawrence, Rena Crumpton, Donna Wyatt and Ronnie Carmichael.
Local letter carriers and residents raised more than 7,000 pounds of food for needy families in Chilton County through the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Both city and rural letter carriers for Clanton, Jemison and Thorsby picked up donations left by people on their routes Saturday. The food will be donated to the Chilton County Emergency Assistance Center.
“The letter carriers of Clanton would like to thank the people of Chilton County for their support through donations of food,” drive coordinator Mike Lory said. “It was a big success. It was one of our biggest years yet, and we’ve been doing this for about 15 years.”
Between Clanton, Jemison and Thorsby, about 20 letter carriers and many residents participated in the annual effort — and at a time when budgets are tight and the need is great.
“During the recession we’re going through, people are being very generous,” Clanton Postmaster Ronnie Carmichael said.
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Posted by psychologistdmp (anonymous) on May 12, 2009 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It's sort of ironic that this story is running during the same week that the price of a stamp goes up.
Posted by bama1870 (anonymous) on May 12, 2009 at 2:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Psycho, Not sure the two stories are related, but what I do see are some wonderful folks doing some remarkable things for their community.
Posted by psychologistdmp (anonymous) on May 12, 2009 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What they did is definitely admirable. The timing is just a little odd.
Posted by TheDude (Michael Wells) on May 12, 2009 at 5:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That was coincidence, psycho ... not irony. The other day my stomach was givin' me fits and just down the road somebody's septic tank was bein' flushed. Now what do you call that?
Posted by bama1870 (anonymous) on May 12, 2009 at 6:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'd call that scattered,smothered,and covered! LOL
Posted by TheDude (Michael Wells) on May 13, 2009 at 7:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey ya'll at The Clanton Advertiser. You really should look closely at the comment above and act accordingly. People could get brain damage from reading it. It's embarrassing for me to realize that the author surely has problems with communication skills and grammatical correctness, but doesn't seem to know it. You are allowing this individual to unknowingly make a fool of herself in a public forum, and you ought to be ashamed.
Posted by psychologistdmp (anonymous) on May 13, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Coincidence: "the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection". It's difficult for me to use "coincidence" TheDude, when my point is that I have the belief that the two events may be more than just an accident, but I see what you're saying.
By the way, regarding you're example, I've got to agree with bama1870. Sounds like a case of the Waffle House Runs to me.
Posted by bama1870 (anonymous) on May 13, 2009 at 10:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Dude, You are correct sir. I read, or should I say, tried to read that rant earlier before it was removed.
Anyway, I think these folks should be commended for what they have done.
Posted by TheDude (Michael Wells) on May 13, 2009 at 11:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Roger that, bama. It's a pity when folks don't have anything good to say about sponsored donations and helping people less fortunate than others. There is no "agenda" behind something like this. It's just plain ol "helping your neighbor, and doing something worth while that makes you feel good, not expecting anything in return." It will always come back around to you, when you need help.
psycho, I won't go there ...
Posted by psychologistdmp (anonymous) on May 14, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
TheDude, you know what the real shame is? The fact that the government and the media act the way they do and force us to be so critical of everything we read or hear. I heard one of my coworkers say the other day "I wish I could go back to my childhood and not know what I know now." Sometimes I want that too.
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