Heading home today, the last thing we did before we left was to drop off donations to support some community services. This is actually something we do every year when we visit, not just in the year of the blog. The question is always where to donate? There is a plethora of bake sales, raffles, duck races, each set up to raise funds for seemingly worthy causes. One year we donated to Emergency Services since my husband had to be taken off the island by ambulance via the ferry....but that's another story.
Several years we donated to the library as it was the only public place to get internet access, which as an email addict, I utilized frequently.. But the past two years a new cafe has offered free wireless and awesome coffee, so that is where I end up each day, sometimes twice, my other addiction being coffee. And if you bring your own cup it's only a dollar. That alone is worthy of a donation. But it's not just a cafe, it is part of a non-profit education project set up, in part, to give job experience and training for local youth and young adults.
So we decided this year to split our donation between the cafe and library. While coffee and internet may feel essential to me, reading is fundamental.
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