Left work this evening nicely humbled.
After a day of plowing through reports, getting them done, and receiving excellent news I was on quite a high this afternoon.
One of the Food Bank reports is an analysis of our 50 counties, distribution rates, and food insecurity.
Our CEO and I were coming up with different totals. As I was walking out past his office he was looking at the data and found the issue.
I had transposed 2 numbers in a county number. All is now good!
#Humbled #Data #FoodBank

Hope y'all in the #Fediverse are having a great day.
Mine started at 3:30am (Eastern US) when I walked into my work office to run monthly reports for the #FoodBank
Came on home before 9:00am and napped for a bit.
Planning walking down to our new local Ramsey's Diner location for a Burger and Brew #lunch http://ramseysdiners.com/
Later this afternoon at my 4:30pm (9:30pm UK) I shall be joining The Bugcast podcast live for a listen and chat. Please join us! https://thebugcast.org/ #TheBugcast

Spent 4 hours tonight at home working on fixing a work report for God's Pantry Food Bank.
Was pretty much looking for needles in a haystack, but I found them!
Searched for the differences of 3,400 LB received and 6,703 LB distributed, out of over 43 million LB in the last fiscal year (July to June).
What a feeling!!
Now to explain it all to an auditor.
#FoodBank #Report #Debugging
#NeedleInAHaystack

God's Pantry Food Bank is hiring!
We currently have 6 Job Opportunities: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/e1e911d3-54cc-4838-bde9-2f1e7ce92b99/Gods-Pantry
It's a wonderful place to work, an excellent mission, and you get to work with me!
#FoodBank #JobOpportunities

#German economy Aug 2023: Frankfurter Tafel #foodbank - The requests for assistance have soared by such an extent that the charity was forced to impose a freeze on new intake. While it has plenty of storage space, donations haven’t kept up with demand, chart @economics https://tinyurl.com/mr269zx9

It wasn't just Ottawa: #MicrosoftTravel published a whole *bushel* of absurd articles, including the notorious Ottawa guide recommending that tourists dine at the #Ottawa #FoodBank ("go on an empty stomach"):

https://twitter.com/parismarx/status/1692233111260582161

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/23/automation-blindness/#humans-in-the-loop

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Microsoft tried something bold,
Using AI to tell a story to be told
Suggesting a food bank as a tourist site,
In a place where hunger's not such a plight
But after the outcry not a minute too late
Microsoft retracted their words before they sealed their fate

#microsoft #ai #foodbank #tourism #poetry

https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-retracts-ai-written-article-advising-tourists-to-visit-a-food-bank-on-an-empty-stomach-182701884.html

Meanwhile, some #FineDining in the #BadEconomy.

Microsoft travel article, seemingly written by AI, suggests vacationers dine at a food bank https://www.fastcompany.com/90940884/microsoft-travel-article-ai-suggests-food-bank

#AI #travel #fail #FoodBank

Such scum.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 2020 campaign manager, two others agree to pay $50,000 for roles in East Palestine charity scam

One is also a former staffer to U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican.

https://msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-s-2020-campaign-manager-two-others-agree-to-pay-50000-for-roles-in-east-palestine-charity-scam/ar-AA1f6Jie?ocid=socialshare

#GOP #Republicans #Ohio #politics #ohpol #MTG #fraud #deceit #deception #foodbank #EastPalestine #food #hunger #trainwreck #trains #chemicals #health #derailment #Georgia #HouseGOP #pollution #environment #cleanwater

#MauiWildfires #MauiCounty #Maui #FoodBank

Drop off your food donations for the Maui Food Bank!
The drop off locations below accept ONLY non-perishable items. Perishable donations and produce (fruits and veggies) should be dropped off at the Maui Food Bank warehouse, located at 760 Kolu St in Wailuku, on Monday–Friday from 7am–3pm (except on holidays).

https://mauifoodbank.org/food-drop-off-locations/

About to start the day out with a 7:00am prayer meeting with a group of local Christian brothers.
Great fellowship together and with our Lord.
Then I drive the short distance to the Food Bank.
Hope y'all have a good day.
#Fellowship #Prayer #Christian #FoodBank

Went into work at the #FoodBank early (4:30am) to run end of month reports.
Now home for lunch and watching "Jesus Revolution" on Netflix.
#JesusRevolution

Wonderful volunteer story of Hunter Malloy at God's Pantry Food Bank:
https://youtu.be/vxexsyfmhHI
#FoodBank

Home from work at the #FoodBank after a relatively early start.
Grabbed some coffee, a snack, and starting to work on "typing in tongues" a couple of #Bible chapters for #MissionAssist
Currently digitising chapters from the book of Leviticus in another language to text with Standard Format Markers (#SFM).
Music today is a random choice of tracks by Craig Padilla on YouTube Music. #CraigPadilla

#foodbank changed from drive-thru to farmer’s market style today. Because every fruit or veg is being handled and checked for freshness, we can offer a larger variety of items than with pre-packed boxes. People were visibly and vocally enthusiastic about the lovely fresh produce. I didn’t get to do my usual greeting, though, because the work goes quickly and takes much more concentration; I barely lifted my head.

Any #jigsaw lovers out there who would like one of these thousand piece ones? I have three to give away - pix of jigsaw completed, so you know there’s no missing pieces. I’ll mail to anywhere in Ireland or England/Scotland/Wales. They are all roughly the same size [50x70].
All I ask is you donate to either your local #foodbank or to #Bylinetimes Description is on each picture.
Put your request under here; and I’ll DM you my email for your address

German food banks in crisis

https://www.dw.com/en/german-food-banks-in-crisis/a-66244397?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#foodbank #poverty #povertyinGermany #Germany

I have a #garden at home with room to expand but I’m interested in the #community side of it as much as the space.

Stoked to see they have a good sized plot that grows specifically for the local #foodbank.

On the 24th anniversary of my being employed by God's Pantry Food Bank, here is a list of careers you could apply for.
https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/e1e911d3-54cc-4838-bde9-2f1e7ce92b99/Gods-Pantry
It would be so awesome working alongside you fighting hunger in #Kentucky.
#FoodBank

Wonderful start to my day off work with God's Pantry Food Bank by concentrating on my other job, volunteering with #MissionAssist.
Made a pot of home-ground whole bean coffee, playing #Spacecraft music in my headphones. and "typing in tongues" a chapter of the #Bible in a language I am unable to read. This will enable a people group to have the Bible digitised in their own native tongue. For them this is #Freedom
#FoodBank
https://godspantry.org/
http://cypressrosewood.com/spacecraft/
https://missionassist.org.uk/