“Today is just ‘Give Something’ Away DAY”

Jul 15th “Today is just ‘Give Something’ Away DAY”

Today is one of those days, that we should give something away to help someone in a way, that would be of a help to them.

As I was reading about this giving away something, just had to stop to remember back to when I was in High School, and of course, that was a long time ago!

My Aunt Irene, who has a Birthday coming up on the 17th… just came to mind… and about her giving away of stuff.

She would call me the day before she would want for me to come to her home … so that… I could just make one nice long trip home from School… via seeing her that day.

I was going to Rosati Kain High School on Lindell Blvd.

So my trip would start in the morning with me walking a couple of blocks to catch the Vander venter Bus several blocks east of Fairgrounds Park… a very nice ride through the Park everyday… straight on to Lindell Blvd… I’m guessing at least a half hour ride.

When School got out… took the Lindell Bus to Kingshighway… and then catch the Kingshighway Bus going South. This was a pretty long distance to 6010 South Kingshighway, where Aunt Irene lived.

Get off the Bus, cross the street, walk a short distance,

Then to the North side of the Apartment Building and walk up to the first floor…. as I am going to her back door entrance… and the building had a very good view of their backyard and the front of building areas… just more for the occupants to see, as well, they could enjoy sitting out on the side lawn, watching traffic and people walk by.

Once there, Aunt Irene would immediately have something for me to eat, and she would start showing me all of the things, that she would receive from another tenant, who was a model for some Company and they would give to her, some clothes that they no longer needed.

Some of the things were nice and I could wear and would use, but there would always be a few things, that I could not use and did know of a “Second Hand Dealer” near our house, and I would take these items and receive money for them, as these items were only used for a day of Photographing.

So… “a day to give something away… TODAY… must have always been in the works.”

Living in an Apartment Building, as Aunt Irene did for fifty years or more… as she was well known by lots of Church people and if and when they wanted to give something away… she would know exactly to whom she could call.

Aunt Irene knew of organizations for any and all causes… as she belonged to so many and attended all most all of their functions, as she did have the time and the friends that would pick her up, and I knew that she would even travel out of town with these different organizations’ friends and members.

As I remember, when we were young and had a question about almost anything at all… especially the giving and donating of items … “Aunt Irene was just a telephone call away!”

“Blessings to all those, that will have… that which to give”