The Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA had their 21st Annual Bread Box Awards this afternoon. Erie Gay News had collected at the Pride Picnic this past year, like we have done for the past several years, and the Erie Bloggers had a small food drive this past December. (Alas, I have been busy, and the group seems to pretty much be defunct. I miss it, and hope that it gets going again.) Additionally, Join the Impact had suggested a National Food Drive for Equality, so we gathered in the name of the Erie LGBT Community. So, three different invitations showed up at my house. I was supposed to go with my friend Diana, but she had to participate in a rally/protest at the last minute, so it was just me going.
The food bank is also a customer of the place where I work. I was a little late in heading over there, as I was handling a tech support call for another food bank. When I got over there, the tables were sort of filled up, so I just grabbed at a seat at a table at the back of the hall.
First, they gave out the certificates for those groups that had donated for 4 or more years, so I headed up when they called out Erie Gay News. Then they gave out the certificates for groups that had just started donating. When they called out the Erie Bloggers, I headed up, got the certificate and walked about 3-5 steps when they called out for Erie LGBT Commmunity, so I made a quick small U-turn. I had forgotten that we had also collected at Pagan Pride Day for the United NeoPagan Council of Lake Erie, so I made trip #3 for certificate #4. From the back of the hall. Which made me feel ostentatious or like I might be coming off as a glory hound. However, I believe very firmly that one of the best ways to make progress for a group is to participate in things that reflect an understanding that we are all in this world together.
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