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Dec 29, 2009

"What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?" --George Eliot

Food Bank Robbery Triggers Generosity

First the bad news: Burglars stole about $2,000 worth of food from the Rainier Valley Food Bank in Seattle on November 18. Now for the good news: In the succeeding two days, local residents, organizations and corporations donated at least $100,000 worth of food and money. Responses were immediate and meant the Food Bank could meet the demand for the Thanksgiving weekend. Sam Osborne, executive director of the food bank, said, "The depth of generosity and compassion that we've seen in the last 48 hours is unlike anything I've ever seen in my life."