Holiday Happenings
Ward
Five Council Member Richard Fimbres is a teamwork maven who honors the people
who have helped him “get the job done” throughout the year. As you can see,
there are lots of folks including police, firefighters, teachers, city staff
and some ordinary citizens, too.
To
my surprise, Pat Tapia from Environmental Services, was one of the honorees.
He’s the gentleman who helps us quickly clean up our neighborhood when there is
dumping.
Three
more folks followed Pat and then I was called up. Richard talked about One Can
A Week, Rescued Critters and cleaning up the Miles Neighborhood. “He does all
that all by himself.”
No
one said anything after they received their medallion but I had to explain the
situation.
“I
have to tell you something about cleaning up the neighborhood. Environmental
Services and Pat Tapia make it happen. Without Pat’s help, I’m just chopped
liver.”
Big
laugh but everyone now knows that Pat is key to keeping our Miles Neighborhood
free of dumping or any neighborhood in Tucson for that matter.
We are all scient beings ...
humans, other mammals, honey bees, trees ...
Of
all the art forms, photography moves me the most. Humans make up so many things
that are nowhere near the truth I am often confounded. Then I discover a
profound photograph of poor folks, abandoned veterans, kids in cages and even a
ground squirrel snuggling with a flower.
Photo of ground
squirrel in Vienna, Austria nuzzling sunflower by Dick van Duijn. CNN photo of
the year. https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/12/specials/year-in-pictures/news.html
This week we donated 259.1 lbs. of pet food, 10 pill bottles, a dog collar, 3 dog toys, 20 cleanup bags and $28.48 in cash and two check.
To
clarify, $24.98 of the total donations ($53.46) was used to purchase 50 lbs. of
pet food at 55 cents per pound.
See
you Sunday,
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