Moni nonse! Dzina langa ndine Nicole ndipo ndine katswiri wazakudya ku Galveston County Food Bank. Ndisanayambe kusinthana kuno, ndinkaganiza kuti zonse zimene tinkachita m’dipatimenti yoona za kadyedwe kake ndi maphunziro a kadyedwe. Ndidapanga zochitika zingapo zomwe ndimaganiza kuti zitha kuchitika m'makalasi a pulaimale ndipo imeneyo inali ntchito yabwino kuti ndigwirepo! Ndinkaganiza kuti zinali zodabwitsa kuti timaphunzitsa makalasi pafupifupi tsiku lililonse la sabata, koma sizinali zomwe ndimawona kuti ndikuchita kwa nthawi yayitali.


Patatha masiku angapo ndikugwira ntchito pano, ndidazindikira kuti dipatimenti yowona zazakudya kuno ku banki yazakudya imachita zambiri kuposa izi. Banki yazakudya ili ndi mapulojekiti ena odabwitsa omwe adapanga ndikupeza ndalama zaka zingapo zapitazi. Chimodzi mwa izo ndi ntchito ya Healthy Pantries, yomwe inandipatsa mwayi woti ndiphunzire ndikuyang'ana mabungwe ogwirizana ndi banki yazakudya kuzungulira derali. Wogwira ntchito, Karee, amachita ntchito yabwino yogwirizana ndi ma pantries kuti adziwe zomwe angafune kuthandizidwa kapena momwe ma pantries ena angathandizire. Mwachitsanzo, pantire zinali zovuta kupeza zokolola.


Kuti tithane ndi vutoli, tidayang'ana zina mwazosankha: kupempha malo odyera zokolola zotsalira, kulembetsa ku bungwe lotchedwa Ample Harvest komwe mlimi wakumaloko angapereke zotsalira zotsalira ku ma pantries (bungwe lodabwitsa lopanda phindu), etc. Malinga ndi Karee, pantry iliyonse inali ndi zosintha zambiri m'miyezi ingapo yapitayi! Banki yazakudya idakhazikitsanso pulojekiti ya Senior Hunger yomwe imatumiza zidziwitso zamaphunziro azakudya ndi mabokosi apadera azakudya kwa okalamba omwe amakhala kunyumba.


Ndinapatsidwa mwayi wopanga zolemba zingapo za polojekitiyi, ndipo izi zinandilola kugwiritsa ntchito luso langa lofufuza ndikuyesa luso. Kupanga maphikidwe kunalinso ntchito zosangalatsa ndipo ndimayenera kupanga luso ndi zosakaniza zomwe ndinali nazo. Mwachitsanzo, wina ankafuna kugwiritsa ntchito zotsalira za Thanksgiving monga njira yophikira, pamene wina ankafuna kugwiritsa ntchito zinthu zokhazikika pashelufu.


Pa nthawi imene ndinali kuno, ndinayamba kuwadziwa bwino antchito. Aliyense amene ndalankhula naye ali ndi mtima waukulu kwa anthu osowa chakudya ndipo ndikudziwa kuti amathera nthawi yambiri ndi khama pa ntchito zomwe akugwira. Nthawi yanga ya preceptor ikugwira ntchito pano yabweretsa chidwi kwambiri ku dipatimenti yazakudya ku banki yazakudya; wakhazikitsa mapulojekiti atsopano komanso kusintha komwe kwabweretsa chidziwitso chazakudya mdera. Ndine wokondwa kuti ndakumanapo ndi kusinthaku ndipo ndikuyembekeza kuti banki yazakudya ipitiliza kuchita ntchito yabwino yotumikira anthu ammudzi!




Iyi inali ntchito yomwe ndinapanga kwa ana a pulaimale! Mlungu umenewo, tinali kuphunzira za mmene minda ya m’mudzi komanso mmene zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba zimakulira. Ntchitoyi idalola kuti ana adziyese okha komwe amalima: zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba zimatha kuchotsedwa ndikuzisiya chifukwa zimangiriridwa pogwiritsa ntchito chomata cha Velcro.