EDITORIAL SHARING OUR BOUNTY LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES NEED OUR SUPPORT.HERE in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , there are many men, women and children who won't be spending this Thanksgiving around a family table brimming brim n. 1. The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin. 2. A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat. 3. A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border. with food. They are the Valley's homeless and hungry, whose numbers have grown this past year because of the sluggish economy Sluggish Economy A state in the economy in which the growth is slow, flat or declining. The term can refer to the economy as a whole or a component of the economy, such as weak housing starts. . Ironically, this is the day that few of the hungry or homeless actually go unfed. The communitywide compassion that tends to well up around the holidays will see to that. At churches and shelters everywhere, thousands of Thanksgiving dinners The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these will be served to people who wouldn't be able to get one anywhere else. But the hungry and homeless will still be with us tomorrow, after the donated turkeys are all gone. They will be here after Christmas, when the number of donations and volunteers at local relief centers again diminishes. The San Fernando Valley Interfaith in·ter·faith adj. Of, relating to, or involving persons of different religious faiths: an interfaith marriage; an interfaith forum. Council, which oversees 20 local food pantries, reports the slow economy has driven up the demand for its services while at the same time undercutting its supply - more people need help, but the amount of help has held constant. Despite a successful, three-week, 7-ton food drive, the council is having a hard time keeping its shelves stocked. It anticipates some of its pantries running out of supplies by year's end - that is, unless generous Valley residents can find it in their hearts to keep the donations coming. To make a donation, call the San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council (818) 718-6460. Let's show our gratitude by sharing our bounty bounty, payment made by a government bounty, amount paid by a government for the achievement of certain economic or other goals. It often takes the form of a premium paid for the increased production or export of certain goods. . |
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