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3222 Hubbard Road, Landover, MD 20785 www.sharedc.org 301-864-3115 Jim Belson SHARE Washington’s Founding Father By Bill Black, Member, some research into the program with an SHARE Advisory Council eye toward establishing one in the Wash- ington, DC area. SHARE began in 1990 as a joint proj- Jim visited the SHARE operation in ect of the Order of Malta and Catholic Milwaukee and was impressed. It was dis- Charities of the Archdiocese of Washing- tributing ten thousand food packages out ton, DC. Over the years, there have been of a Schlitz beer warehouse. He subse- changes in various elements of SHARE, quently formed a small task force, includ- including staff, customers, host sites and ing other Knights of Malta, Jim Trainor even a new warehouse. One thing that and Charlie Wolf, and the team visited has not changed from the beginning is the SHARE programs in Philadelphia, PA and key involvement of Jim Belson, one of the Newark, NJ. founding fathers of SHARE in Washing- At the conclusion of their research, ton, DC. they realized that a fully functioning In 1988, the Honorable James A. Bel- SHARE program was more than the Order son was a judge on the District of Colum- of Malta, with its one staff person, could bia Court of Appeals. He was also on the handle. At the same time, the committee Board of Directors of the Federal Associa- recognized the huge value that SHARE tion of the Order of Malta. A fellow board could bring to the Washington area. Jim member, Dan Meehan from Milwaukee, enlisted the help of Sergio Micheli, a was leading a very successful SHARE DC restauranteur who knew the head of program in his home town. He proposed Catholic Charities at the time, Monsignor that the Order of Malta establish a SHARE Kevin Farrell. Jim and Sergio met with Orders for holiday sites due 11/3 program in Washington, DC and the Board Monsignor Farrell and made their case, Orders for monthly host sites due 11/6 agreed to consider it. Order of Malta Pres- ident Shep Abell asked Jim Belson to do Please see page 7 Distribution day - 11/17, or 11/18, or 11/20 FESTIVE AND SEASONAL, HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS Whole Roasting Chicken – 5 lb. average Ground Pork Sausage Meat – 1 lb. – November 2017 Fish Fillets 1 lb. Stovetop Stuffing Mix, Elbow Macaroni, SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT Mashed Potatoes, plus fresh seasonal 1 2 3 4 ORDERS produce such as sweet potatoes, onions, DUE FOR BOXING apples or oranges 7-11am HOLIDAY PURE AND SIMPLE GROCERIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS SITES 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 + THANKSGIVING VALUE TURKEY $44 ORDERS 11-15# BUTTERBALL TURKEY, plus a DUE FOR BAGGING DINNER $34 WHOLE ROASTING CHICKEN, GROUND HOST 7-10am PORK SAUSAGE MEAT, FISH FILLETS, SITES FOR AN 11-15# BUTTERBALL STUFFING MIX, MASHED POTATOES, TURKEY, SWEET POTATO PATTIES, ELBOW MACARONI, AND 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 MACARONI AND CHEESE, CORN, MIXED fresh seasonal produce such as SWEET D-DAY D-DAY VEGETABLES, AND AN APPLE PIE POTATOES, ONIONS, APPLES OR ORANGES BAGGING and BOXING Week 11:30am – 5:30am– PLEASE CALL FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS 5:30pm 11:30am SHARE grows STRONGER with every purchase, HARVEST CAN 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and EVERYONE SHARE. WILL YOU? PRODUCE BOX SERVING NEIGHBORHOODS FROM Market Day $ FOR BALTIMORE, TO CHARLES TOWN, TO MANASSAS, 16 8-10# 12n – 5pm Local apples, collard TO LEXINGTON PARK, TO HAMPTON ROADS greens, carrots, Brussels CONVENIENT PAYMENT OPTIONS: sprouts, cranberries, red 26 27 28 29 30 potatoes and fresh garlic Debit/Credit Cards, EBT, Cash/Money Order DECEMBER Menu items are subject to change. If it is ORDERS necessary, we work hard to make the are due substitution an upgrade for you. 12/1 & 2/4 301.864.3115 800.21.SHARE SHAREdc.org SHARE FOOD NETWORK November Host Site Anniversaries HOST SITE CORNER HOST NAME YEARS IN PROGRAM ST THOMAS MORE 27 MATTHEWS MEMORIAL BAPT 27 ST BENEDICT THE MOOR 27 NORTH BRENTWOOD COMM CENTER 27 FREEDOM WAY MISSIONARY BAPT 27 EMORY GROVE U M CHURCH 27 CARMODY HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH 26 GREATER MT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH 24 CHRISTIAN ENRICHMENT CENTER 22 BURKE CENTRE 22 MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, VA 19 ST STEPHEN’S BAPTIST CHURCH 16 ASCENSION CATHOLIC CHURCH 16 ANTIOCH BAPTIST-UPPER MARLBORO 15 FIRST UNITED METHODIST-HYATTSVILLE 13 ISRAEL BAPTIST CHURCH 13 CAPITOL GATEWAY SR. BUILDING 11 TRUTH RIGHTEOUSNESS AND LOVE MINISTRIES 11 NORBECK COMMUNITY CHURCH 11 ST VINCENT DE PAUL / ST MARY’S 10 CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 8 RIVER JORDAN PROJECT, INC 7 URBAN OUTREACH 5 WHOLE LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL 5 FULTON BAPTIST CHURCH 5 ST MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH-VA 4 • Individuals can buy packages for themselves, plus one more to give away. PARTICIPATION • A neighboring business, realtor, Total Packages: 5,478 or insurance agent can touch FIVE FAMILIES a month with Total Pounds: 76,840 $100. • Corporations want and need Total Meals: 64,034 to give in meaningful ways. SHARE's savings model means that every dollar given is doubled. If you approach them to match your commitment to community, your dollars can be quadrupled. The packages their dollars can buy can improve the lives of seniors who are too often isolated and food inse- cure, or the developmentally Everyone wants to do good in this world. "Good" means disabled, or returning citizens, or those most in need. different things to do different people, and SHARE can • You and your partnership with SHARE can broaden the reach be a part of every one of these conversations. of "good" in ways you may not today imagine. October’s Value Comparison SHARE Chicken Breast Total package weight: 14.18 pounds FOOD NETWORK Ham Steak Contributors RETAIL VALUE Meatballs Bill Black, Jennifer Newlin, Jaynee Acevedo and Naomi Mackie-Cook Citrus Cod Raspberries $40.12 Web address: www.sharedc.org Cucumbers Canteloupe AND YOU PAID Green Peppers Onions $21.00 Potatoes PAGE 2 SHARE FOOD NETWORK Puzzle of the Month Doing Good For Those S U D Y L R A U W R H J T P S K G N K G M W A R U L M K E K O M R K K V O A X Y C T E R E I A W J R R T I C E A B I M B Who Have Served N O V E R S O B Y F H Y C I L N L D Z H N V S G T L S R T A Z P K T E I I N Y W On Veterans Day, November 5. Deliver a meal or care packages H E L T F P A I N O O U O S T K N I M B 11, we honor the brave men and to veterans. R I I Y U C O K N G O Y R M O P T R B I women who have selflessly served 6. Help a veteran tell their story P I A P S M S T X G X F T U N M M E K I our country and risked their lives K M X V O G E S A K B P R R M U O N Y S through a project such as the L P V W I O O B O T O C E D Y P F N Z K to protect our freedoms. There are Veteran’s History Project. You W Q K V S F V M Z D O F A S Q U A N T O many ways to give back to the more can download a VHP field kit D N I T Z M B E T I W E T Z M T O W A N than 23 million vets who have sac- from the Library of Congress F N E E N O B H S I W W S T U F F I N G rificed so much. website. G N R E T N A L O K C A J R E W L T A I A good place to begin is with 7. Volunteer with an organization, T G S H W N V O F W J O K C R L I W D U the following organizations: such as Canine Companions for R T O D K O G H O S T E G A C M B T J J Q M Q F W H L S T L Y Z T N O P D B C R 1.Visit a wounded veteran at the Independence, that provide ther- B V U R S D Y L I M A F Y D J S J Y O H hospital. apy dogs to veterans. R L E X S B Z Y A O D G Y Y J M H S K G 2.Offer your home repair skills to a 8. Offer a vet a ride by volunteering L D F K K V W O Y H N C C S K E Y E C B veteran or military family. with the Disabled American Vet- 3.Create an online neighborhood erans (DAV) organization, which BOO HALLOWEEN STUFFING provides free transportation to CANDY INDIAN SWEET POTATOES user group that can be used to COSTUME JACK O LANTERN THANKFUL share information about neigh- men and women unable to travel DRESSING MAYFLOWER THANKSGIVING borhood activities, recommend to VA medical facilities on their DRUMSTICK PIE TRICK OR TREAT FAMILY PILGRIM TURKEY reliable repair companies, and own.