[Community-Service] Challenged Accepted again!

[Jeanetta price]



Don’t mess with Scopey Mosley! He is cleaning up in service, and spreading love all over Durham “Bull City,” North Carolina by utilizing resources, building relationships, recycling along with sharing his notable talents to bring unity to the community. 

Volunteer Spotlight💡
Scopey’s reflection 
Don’t Waste Durham’s work is to prevent trash and love Durham. Volunteers make reusable tote bags from donated salvage fabrics. These are called Boomerang Bags. In April 2021 Boomerang bags were launched in the local Farmer’s Market and a national grocery chain. Bags are used by customer for free and can be return to the location kiosk when done. This reduces the need for plastic bags and extends the life of the salvaged fabric.

Boomerang bags are also used to deliver rescued food to Residents of Durham County, North Carolina. Rescued food is donated, edible, surplus food recovered from restaurants, grocery stores and caterers. This is food that would have gone to waste going to people.

I attended community meeting to help make decisions and plans for the project. I created a community partners list and coordinated communications and outreach with our partners. I facilitated a workshop on reuse, accessibility and healing arts in the community garden in June 2021. I recruited and trained volunteers to deliver food bags. We call them Spring Bread Bags. I also signed up new recipients for Spring Bread recipients not just get great food, they gain awareness of the reuse models being practiced in Durham. One powerful result of this project is that less trash ends up in local landfills.
“There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.”
One of the biggest impacts was helping the volunteers feel useful. A lot of new volunteers were looking for ways to help the community. Spring Bread recipients not just get great food, they gain awareness of the reuse models being practiced in Durham. One powerful result of this project is that less trash ends up in local landfills.

The most challenging part is deciding what information and exercises to put into the workshop, less is usually best, but you want to give loads of value and make a connection. Finding that balance is fun, but only after you work to find sweet spot.

The most rewarding part for me is reaching out to community partners, once people hear about what we are doing the are so happy to help. I am now connected to new communities, and opportunities.
#StrongerTogether 
#NFB21 
#CommunityServiceDivision 
#ColorsOfHope 

Scopey, your hard work, dedication, and willing spirit to help others is indeed admirable to us all.  You are changing what it means to be blind one service at a time. Thank you for serving as an essential tool in the community garden.  It’s harvest time! 

At your service, 
Jeanetta Price, BSW, M. Ed.
President: National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division 
Phone: 409-344-1005
Email: price.jeanetta at gmail.com


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