On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:12:04 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Nov 30, 7:05*pm, John H wrote:
Sportsmen Share the Bounty at Thanksgiving

During this season of Thanksgiving, sportsmen are sharing the bounty
of our fields and forests in many ways. Food banks need donations now
more than ever. Hunters are providing much needed protein to
Virginia's needy families by donating a deer, or a portion of it, to
Hunters for the Hungry. The potential exists to receive, process, and
distribute 500,000 pounds of venison annually to the less fortunate
across Virginia. Since Hunters for the Hungry was founded in 1991,
more than 3.6 million pounds, equal to 13.5 million servings, of
venison have been distributed in Virginia.

From the Virginia "Outdoor Report".
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John H

John, I have a close friend who is widowed with two teenage kids and
is on disability. he has two ruptured discs in his back and has had
two heart operations, and even though being only 54, his heart doc
says he's running out of options. And because of his strict
medications, he can't have his back worked on (which could be
repaired) because they'd have to take his heart meds away, thus he
could actually die on the operating table, so he was granted
disability. Anyhow, he's a country boy who used to be an avid hunter
himself. So......

What some of the neighbors and other good 'ol boys do every season, is
whack all the deer they are permitted, dress them and give them to the
friend. Because venison is very lean meat it's better for him than
pork chops and bacon etc. He has 4 freezers full every fall hunting
season.

15 deer will last he and his kids for a year.

To me, that's good humanitarian relief.

That's *damn* good. Hell, I wish I had some friends like you!
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John H