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Welcome New Neighbors

By Sallie Hussey on August 4, 2010

So if you’ve not been by the agency in a while, you might not know that we have new neighbors, Community Food Advocates.  They, like us, are a nonprofit and have been through a merger recently. Unlike us, they are about food. Specifically, they work to create sustainable food systems and end hunger.  Wow.  That is a giant, lofty mission. 

We’re thrilled to have them next door.  While we don’t grow food, we like food.  Having our new neighbors next door only a short time has done two things around here.  First, it has inspired us to elevate our game.  We’re having a lunch and learn with them in a few weeks, sort of a show and tell. We are excited to tell them what we do and eager to learn what they do.  Personally, watching them get fired up about what they do only gets me more fired up about what I do.  But, some of us are more competitive than others. 

Second, it opens up doors of collaboration.  Nonprofit organizations, I believe, are more likely than many for profit companies to collaborate, or share, and I’m looking forward to watching our youth center’s collaborative garden grow this fall.

So, if you’ve not met our new neighbors, come say (or sign) hello.  They are about to learn some ASL!

Come see us soon.

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