Another reason for thanks
When I got back to Sciacca after the Thanksgiving feast, I found a message on my answering machine. Acursio was telling me that I had to be at Agape that night by 7 PM. It was important.
Well, Agape is the service provider for day programming for differently abled adults. It is a non profit organization, and much of the costs associated with the program are paid by the parents of families of the clients. It is one of my favorite charities, and I donate money to them when I can, and especially to help out with special events.
When I arrived at the center, the important event was a family dinner, and they wanted me to be there. We all went to the lower level, where my friends Gianni and Antonio teach ceramics when they are not working in their ceramics shops in town. The table had been cleared and cleaned, and we sat down to a wonderful meal of pasta with sauce, followed by grilled sausage, pork fillets, and chicken fillets. The men did the grilling, and the women did the sauce and pasta making. Believe me, it was not easy for either group to cook for the approximately fifty people who were there.
It was a wonderful event, with the various families together to break bread. When I asked what they were celebrating (usually they are celebrating something, whether it is Acursio's birthday, Liberation Day, Christmas, or the end of the year.) They told me that they were not celebrating anything, it had just felt too long since they had gotten together like this.
What a wonderful reason for a celebration. It was like Thanksgiving again, with a different family, and different traditional foods. And yes, all fifty of us were there like family. Even my friend Francesca, who usually acts up during public events, just smiled and took part in the serving of the food.
Bravi to all the clients and families of Agape.
Now if I could only get my gosh darn camera to work the way I want it to.
Well, Agape is the service provider for day programming for differently abled adults. It is a non profit organization, and much of the costs associated with the program are paid by the parents of families of the clients. It is one of my favorite charities, and I donate money to them when I can, and especially to help out with special events.
When I arrived at the center, the important event was a family dinner, and they wanted me to be there. We all went to the lower level, where my friends Gianni and Antonio teach ceramics when they are not working in their ceramics shops in town. The table had been cleared and cleaned, and we sat down to a wonderful meal of pasta with sauce, followed by grilled sausage, pork fillets, and chicken fillets. The men did the grilling, and the women did the sauce and pasta making. Believe me, it was not easy for either group to cook for the approximately fifty people who were there.
It was a wonderful event, with the various families together to break bread. When I asked what they were celebrating (usually they are celebrating something, whether it is Acursio's birthday, Liberation Day, Christmas, or the end of the year.) They told me that they were not celebrating anything, it had just felt too long since they had gotten together like this.
What a wonderful reason for a celebration. It was like Thanksgiving again, with a different family, and different traditional foods. And yes, all fifty of us were there like family. Even my friend Francesca, who usually acts up during public events, just smiled and took part in the serving of the food.
Bravi to all the clients and families of Agape.
Now if I could only get my gosh darn camera to work the way I want it to.
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