Wool For Worthy Causes

AFTER YEARS OF EFFORT BY MANY VOLUNTEERS, THE FLOW OF DONATED WOOL HAS BEEN WELL ESTABLISHED. THERE ARE VOLUNTEER LABOR SHORTAGES IN THE GATHERING AND SORTING, BUT THE CONCEPTS IS PROVEN. THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WFWC IS NOW HANDING OUT RECYCLED, REPAIRED WOOL PACKS, COURTESY OF CHARGEURS USA. IF WFWC CAN FIND A MARKET, WE WILL USE THESE WOOL PACKS WE REPAIR TO RAISE FUNDS TO COVER ALL REPAIR AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AND MAYBE GENERATE A SOURCE OF FUNDS TO COVER SOME OF OUR OVERHEAD, TINY AS IT IS. MOST APPRECIATED THIS YEAR WAS THE FLATTERING ARTICLE IN CALIFORNIA BOUNTIFUL, BOTH IN PRINT AND ON LINE. CALIFORNIA BOUNTIFUL IS THE OUTREACH VEHICLE FOR THE CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU. THOSE INTERVIEWED SPOKE FROM THEIR HEART, WITH NO BENEFIT SAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH OTHERS WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND WHY THEY WERE DOING IT. ALABAMA INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, OUR INTENDED RECIPIENT, IS STILL ENGAGED IN LINKING THEMSELVES TO A LARGE CONSUMER OF WOOL BLANKETS. WE WATCH AND WAIT AND HOPE. MEANWHILE, WE DO WHAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO DO, GATHER THE WOOL AND PASS IT ON AT OUR LOW COST TO THEM. FINALLY, OUR FINANCES REMAIN DEPENDENT ON ONE LENDER, OUR DIRECTOR. WE HAVE NOT YET ACCESSED THE REIMBURSEMENT OF VALUE FOR THE DONATED WOOL WE HOLD AND HAVE NOT YET PLACED.