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Barbara's Trip from Woodstock to Woodstock

8/16/2019

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     Fifty years ago she was one of those folks Joni Mitchell sang about - a child of God walking along a road that led to Woodstock. Seeds of goodwill from attending that music festival took root in Barbara Moore’s soul but lay dormant for years, squelched by life in the fast lane. Then Barbara asked what she really wanted. “To get back to the garden.”     
     She was shocked when she learned about the effects of hunger on children in America. They often perform poorly in school because they can’t concentrate. One boy told his principal he was hungry and “just couldn’t think.” Some receive free or reduced-cost school lunches, but on weekends, they may go hungry.
    
     Barbara went into action, and Jeffco Eats was born. Volunteers bag food that they transport to schools for students to carry home for the weekend. One boy reported that the can of beef stew he received made his headache vanish.
    
     It doesn’t always take an organization to meet needs. One woman I know watches out for kids on her block. A grandfather runs errands for his daughter so she doesn’t have to haul her preschoolers around.
    
     At times I’m overwhelmed by the world’s problems. But I heard someone say, “Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is to stop praying only and to start doing.”
    
     Good advice. So I help transport food bags to fill hungry tummies. We’re transforming the idealism of Woodstock into the reality of foodstock.
    
     Because no kid should suffer from a headache because he hasn’t eaten.
       
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This post from 2018 is updated here for the fiftieth anniversary of Woodstock.

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11/7/2019 04:26:16 pm

This is definitely a good read for me, not only did I learn a lot, but I was also entertained. I never really understood travel blogs in the past, but now I know why people read them so much. I appreciate the fact that you were spending money to be able to do it. I know that it is going to be hard for people to enjoy it as much as I do, but it is what I encourage. Read travel blogs a lot more often.

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