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Thought
by Mitchell
This has been quite a week for sweet correspondence. If I ever published an anthology of my daily thoughts I should call it "Sweet Correspondences." Yesterday I shared Souper Jenny's lovely post about MetroFresh. And today I wanted to share another message that will make you smile.
I told you about my StoryCorps250 experience meeting an incredible Peace Corps volunteer named Marina, who is stationed in the rural sands of Botswana. During our conversation when I asked her about how she spends her days, she happened to mention that she and her boyfriend, with whom she is serving her tour, purchase Peanut Butter and bread to make sandwiches for the children. Their meager Peace Corps stipend covers it, but just barely. So I thought I'd use the power of Venmo and just send a little donation to help them out. I wanted to share with you the lovely email I received this morning in response to my small gift. If you're like me, it'll have you smiling through tearfilled eyes.
See her email below and come see us. On the menu today is a platter of last of the season Pearson Farms Peaches with Strawberries, Basil, and North Carolina Siano Burrata. It won't last so get here early!
Good morning Mitchell,
The last two days have been a whirlwind of gratitude and celebration. We reseeded the garden. This new beginning looks like empty (freshly manured!) dirt for now. The kids are justly proud of their hard work. And, by God, are they well-fed! Yesterday morning I hitched a ride into town to spend your generous donation. It may not tickle you in the same way it does me... but $250 converts to P 3434.73; the going rate on peanut butter is P 68.50/kg. P 3434.73 / P 68.50 equals 50.14 kilograms of peanut butter. How nice and round. But more importantly....
50 FREAKIN KILOS of peanut butter!!! (Plus a loaf of bread in there too so I spent down your whole donation!) This will support our little mission for 3 MONTHS!
The kids are gobsmacked seeing so much "manoko" being carried into the house. As far as they're concerned, we're the richest folk to grace this green earth. We wrote some thank you posters, and if you share your mailing address, I'll send along proper thank you cards from the kids. (An excellent opportunity to test out Botswana's postal system!)
Thanks again for your friendship and generosity. We appreciate you.
Take care,
Marina