Message from the fall

To my Meridian Bird Removal co-workers and friends:

So while I wait for my ankle to stop swelling and become able to bear some weight I have been able to catch up with a friend in India.  Covid-19 is having a profound impact on India right now.  My friend (among other things) runs an orphanage for children whose parents have been murdered or can’t live with surviving parents due to the danger.  This man has a heart of gold.  

Now as a result of Covid-19 and the government shut down of almost all businesses there are 1000’s of people who are trying go from big cities to their ancestral homes, walking in some cases for days or weeks with almost no food.  Starvation is for some a real possibility.  My friend has begun to feed these people.  For $7 he can feed a couple for a month. (beans and rice and rice and beans).  Some of the children in the orphanage are sewing mask and giving them away, and as able they are distributing vitamins.  

Since I’m not doing anything else at the moment I’ve decided to ask EVERYONE I know (and even folks I don’t know) for $7 for this project.  If you want to give more that is okay.  My wife and I have an emergency fund for our personal living expenses we also have an emergency giving fund to help people with a real emergency crisis.  We have emptied that fund for this cause.  My wife is working Instacart till her other job re-opens.  She is giving all of her cash tips to this project as well.  We are all in and I’m asking you to at least get in a little.  

This morning my wife said to me, "You realize that what we spent on that pizza last night could have fed a husband and wife of a month? Kind of puts things in perspective."   Times are tough but there are not many people who still have a job that can't afford $7.  If you are a Christian I'm asking you to give because you don't want to be a goat (sorry for the esoteric comment).  If you are not a Christian I will ask you to give for the sake of your own humanity.  

DO NOT SEND ME ANY MONEY.  You can give securely by going to http://midindia.org and following the donate tab on the upper right of the opening page.   

In conclusion if this request bothers you blame me, not Mid-India, MBR, Covid-19, or the people needing food in India.  This is on me and you can reply with any disapproval or hate mail to tonlogon4me@gmail.com  If you want more detailed information call me 352-548-4837 or email Kathy@midindia.org.

Have a great and SAFE day

Charlie