MISSION: Secret Agents of the Pacific Northwest

You guys.

This? Is so awesome. I mean, like, really.

DATE:
ongoing

OPERATIVE:
Affiliated Agent B (and her helpers)

LOCATION:
Pacific Northwest (Washington state)

TIME:
various

This is going to be an ongoing mission due to the schedules of all involved but wanted to give you a heads up!

A few girlfriends of mine know about the SAL project and have participated with me on missions — a couple have done some on their own (without doing the email, photo part).

For the holidays I asked them for a group effort: we could each bring an assortment of items and meet for a “wrap” party — we could then pick an afternoon or evening to gather them up, deliver them places and go have a holiday celebration!

They overwhelmed me with their contributions — we not only made over 30 packages — using hats/gloves, lotion, candy, lip balm, etc but also over a dozen “needy” bags — we took Ziploc bags and put in each a pair of socks or gloves, hand or toe warmers, sanitizer, lotion, granola bar, Ensure, juice, pack of tissues, health cookie, lip balm and of course a candy cane! Attaching the SAL card and a note that let them know it was to feed their bodies and their souls. They are perfect to hand out to so many people who are at intersections or freeway ramps looking for help.

We have only been able to set out a few of the gift missions so far but I am attaching some photos of them. I took one of the bags for the needy on my routine run at a local lake and handed it to a homeless man I have seen there several times — I think it almost shocked him to have someone reach out and actually touch him in more ways than one.

I will continue to send additional pics but thought I would attach these so far!!

Hope your holidays are warm and happy — I know it can be such a difficult time of year for many of us but thank you for reminding us of ways to help others — which invariably helps ourselves!!