April 3, 2015
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The Road to 65, Mile 125: Angels Among Us
April 2, 2015, Prescott- Yavapai County Angels is an ad hoc group, which was formed last November, to bring holiday cheer to disabled veterans and other shut-ins, in the Quad Cities (Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt) and outlying areas of our county. Thirty-nine households ended up receiving much-appreciated solace from the initial group.
This morning, with help of various sorts from 133 members, several members of YCA, including me, assembled Easter baskets for distribution to residents of a Veterans Housing facility, and several extras, to be given to homeless veterans outside that facility. Puzzles and word search books were also brought to the Arizona Pioneer Home, a senior living facility here in town.
YCA is a grassroots group, not beholden to any creed or political agenda. This makes it doubly attractive to me, as the mission statement, so to speak, is simply Love Thy Neighbour. My own halo may have prongs on it, but it still feels good to have the means to make a small difference in the lives of the disadvantaged. On this Maundy Thursday, what else is there?
Comments (2)
Sounds like a wonderful organization!
It is, even in its embryonic form.
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