ProjectUrge

This photo (which Nelson took) intentionally omits face and place ... once a month he and I deliver day-old baked goods from Tops in Canandaigua to homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters in Rochester. Garry Manuel, from Crosswinds Church, began this project as part of a ministry, ProjectUrge, to the poor in Rochester. (prourge@aol.com).

After picking up the baked goods in Canandaigua, we drive to Rochester. At each shelter, we walk up to the door, buzz the intercom and announce, "Baked goods for ProjectUrge." A few minutes later a staff member appears, walks out to the Cherokee and chooses the baked goods that will best fit their needs that day. The first place we went on Saturday said they had twenty kids (not people, kids). Y'know this time of year I often complain about cabin fever. This comment made me realize that I don't know the meaning of the word. Imagine being cold, hungry, poor and homeless -- in March in snowy New York.