Sanibonani nonke! Igama lami nginguNicole futhi ngingumfundi wamanje we-dietetic e-Galveston County Food Bank. Ngaphambi kokuthi ngiqale ukushintshashintsha lapha, bengicabanga ukuthi konke esikwenzayo emnyangweni wokudla okunomsoco amakilasi okufundisa ngokudla okunempilo. Ngakha imisebenzi embalwa engangicabanga ukuthi yayizohilela amakilasi esikole samabanga aphansi futhi leyo kwakuyiphrojekthi enhle kimi ukuba ngisebenze kuyo! Ngacabanga ukuthi kuhle ukuthi sifundisa amakilasi cishe njalo phakathi nesonto, kodwa kwakungeyona into engangizibona ngiyenza esikhathini eside.


Ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa ngifunda lapha, ngathola ukuthi umnyango wezokudla lapha ebhange lokudla wenza okungaphezu kwalokho. Ibhange lokudla linamanye amaphrojekthi amangalisayo abawadalile futhi bathola uxhaso lwemali eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Enye yazo iphrojekthi ye-Healthy Pantries, eyanginika ithuba lokufunda kanye nokuvakashela amaphethi ebhange lokudla endaweni yonke. Umsebenzi ophethe, u-Karee, wenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wokubambisana namaphenti ukuthola ukuthi bangathanda ukusizwa ngani noma ukuthi amanye amaphenti angasizana kanjani. Isibonelo, ama-pantries abe nobunzima bokuthola umkhiqizo.


Ukuze sibhekane nalolu daba, sibheke ezinye zezinketho: ukucela izindawo zokudlela ngemikhiqizo esele, ukubhalisela inhlangano ebizwa ngokuthi i-Ample Harvest lapho umlimi wendawo enganikela ngokusalela ngomkhiqizo kuma-pantries (inhlangano emangalisayo engenzi nzuzo), njll. Ngokusho Karee, i-pantry ngayinye ibe nokuthuthuka okuningi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule! Ibhange lokudla liphinde lasebenzisa iphrojekthi ye-Senior Hunger ethumela imininingwane yemfundo yezokudla kanye namabhokisi okudla akhethekile kubantu abadala abangena emakhaya.


Nginikezwe ithuba lokudala ama-handouts ambalwa ale phrojekthi, futhi lokhu kwangivumela ukuthi ngisebenzise amakhono ami okucwaninga ngenkathi ngizijwayeza ubuciko. Ukwenza amaresiphi nakho bekungamaphrojekthi ajabulisayo futhi kwadingeka ngisungule izithako enganginqunyelwe kuzo. Isibonelo, omunye uhileleke ekusebenziseni izinsalela ze-Thanksgiving njengendlela yokupheka, kanti omunye wayedinga ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ezinzile kuphela eshalofini.


Phakathi nesikhathi sami lapha, ngathola ukwazi ngempela abasebenzi. Wonke umuntu engikhulume naye unenhliziyo enkulu ngabantu abadinga ukudla futhi ngiyazi ukuthi banikela isikhathi esiningi namandla emisebenzini abayenzayo. Isikhathi somfundisi wami osebenza lapha silethe umthelela omkhulu emnyangweni wokudla okunomsoco ebhange lokudla; wenze imiklamo eminingi emisha kanye nezinguquko ezilethe ukuqwashisa ngokudla okunomsoco emphakathini. Ngibonga kakhulu ngokubona lokhu kushintshwa futhi ngithemba ukuthi ibhange lokudla lizoqhubeka nokwenza umsebenzi omuhle wokusebenzela umphakathi!




Lona bekungumsebenzi engawenzela izingane zesikole samabanga aphansi! Kulelo sonto, sasifunda ngendlela izingadi zomphakathi kanye nendlela izithelo nemifino ezitshalwa ngayo. Lo msebenzi uvumele izingane ukuthi zizihlole ukuthi zikhule kuphi izithelo: izithelo nemifino kungasuswa kuphinde kubambelele ngoba kunamathiselwe kusetshenziswa isitikha se-Velcro.