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You Never Know
Written By: Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms | Issue: 2015/05 - May
The adage, “You never know” is something that occurs, generally out of the blue, in the life of Carpe Diem Farms.
So it was one day in late March when we received a call from Judy Madden of J. McLaughlin’s Highlands store offering to help. She had been reading about CDF, and had heard from others of our good works in the community. Her call came on one of those days, a cold one, and I had been in the stables since early morning with a lame horse.
At Carpe Diem Farms we go about our daily work with little to no fanfare. The herd of 10 who provide the backbone of our experiential programming require a lot of work and expense daily. If everyone is healthy a day of feed, hay, and care costs more than $200. We have one paid staff member and everything else is done by volunteers. Being off the beaten path, by design, makes us a less visible charity, or so we think.
And then, a random act of kindness, no accident, a gift from stranger, you just never know.
The J. McLaughlin philosophy is one of giving back to the communities in which they have stores. Judy called to ask if Carpe Diem Farms would be interested in them hosting a “Sip and Shop” event on June 5 from 1:30 to 4:30 P.M. A percentage of the income would be donated to CDF to help provide for our herd and our programs. I felt proud and humbled that J. McLaughlin recognized our contribution and wanted to do something to help. You never know who is paying attention to what you are up to.
Please stop by J. McLaughlin on June 5 from 1:30 to 4:30 P.M., enjoy a “Sip” while you Shop and learn a little more about Carpe Diem; I’ll be there and I hope you will, too! By the way, the lame horse is healed.
Carpe Diem Farms, is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation located off Buck Creek Road. We can be reached at (828) 526-2854.
