I admit I was a bit on edge this weekend.

No one has more faith than I do in the Army of Good, which gets more potent by the month. But this was short notice on a significant call for help and on a holiday weekend.

You can see where the urgent Wish List call for help stands right now. You did that; your goodness and compassion shine.

This was a big deal.

A few days ago, everything on the very popular wish list was off the shelves.  Friday, we sent out a call for help.

I finally couldn’t wait and texted Sarah Harrington, the Pantry Director, to see where we stood. I had a good feeling about it.

This evening, she texted me back this message:

“I just looked. The Army did it! Everything we asked for is stocked! I’ll have to make a whole new list now  (for Monday, take a day off, people). I’ll be honest; I did not expect that. Please thank everyone for their kindness.”

I’ve been working with the Army of Good since 2016, and I did expect it, but one can never be sure, especially on a holiday weekend.  We’ve never failed a call for help, not once.

All 12 items taken off the shelves by a huge number of visitors to the pantry were gone, and Sarah was scrambling to figure out what to do. She had a bunch of empty shelves of much-wanted foods.

Sarah always stays cool; she doesn’t panic, but she was very concerned; she hates to let hungry people down.

Most of the items were back and stocked soon, and the rest today. She can follow the donations as they are sent.

She was up to her ears today in planning tomorrow’s pantry parade in town.

When she finally had a chance to look at the list of sales on Amazon, she was shocked and took down the wish list—she had what she needed for next week.

I asked if she could take the list down for a day or (Monday) so the Army of Good could do some well-deserved basking in their glory.

And I am perhaps relaxing.

I am very proud of all of you and grateful to be so honored to have good, caring people read my blog and support our efforts to do some good.

We’ve done a lot of good these past years, and this one feels sweet, like getting refugee kids into college tuition-free and helping the Mansion residents. I’ll sleep well tonight.

There is something different about getting food to people who can not afford to feed themselves and their families. I’m committed to this work, and I’m very much boosted by what you did this weekend and in the weeks before.

All I can think of is thank you, and I love you. Love lives. You can see the result of your work right here. I’ve looked at it a few times; it feels very good.

Carol is generous in her praise, but watching her work in the pantry and for this excellent cause has inspired me. She started all of this, and that needs to be acknowledged.

This is the America I have always known and loved, and this is a special message on Memorial Day. All those men and women died fighting for a cause – we are all equal and we will rush and sacrifice to help one another.

That is what keeps us strong and free.