Making a difference

As I stood in line to order my coffee today (alas not at Starbucks which has closed or announced the closure of most of its Australian stores this week) a young woman came in to the cafe carrying a large box. She introduced herself as she opened the box to the baristas. In it were chocolate-covered strawberries which she and other friends were selling to raise money to help their 37-year old friend, a single mother with two small children, who had been diagnosed with cancer. The baristas bought some and I gave a donation - and marvelled at the depth of people's caring and their capacity for putting that caring into action. And I found myself wondering about taking up some volunteer work so I, too, could "give something back'".