It rained outside all day today - and inside the distribution center, as well. The volunteer schedulers wanted to send me extra people to work in the center, which seemed logical, since we would be inside and many of the work projects are outside. But in reality, I needed only about half as many people as usual to work. We were not able to put clothes outside or to do any sorting of clothes or other items inside. Everything, including our big work table, needed to stay under plastic for protection.
So the twelve or fifteen of us there unloaded a couple of trucks, packed some food kits, swept floors, emptied buckets of rainwater from under some large drips, and helped the 80 or so clients that came by. (That's only about half as many as usual.)
We made sure the tarps were in place when we left, but the weather forecast is for clear weather tomorrow, so hopefully the drips will slow down and we will be back to business as usual.
The good news is that another long term volunteer (also from Charlotte NC!) has arrived and is scheduled to take charge of the distribution center when I leave. Now my challenge is to pass along all the information I can to help her out.
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