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Giving Thanksgiving

(talkin' turkey)

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Ben Talley
Nov 02, 2022
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“The only wealth you get to keep is the wealth you have given away.”

The words above resonate from nearly two thousand years ago; spoken by the ancient Roman Stoics.

Oh, those ancient Roman Stoics were a wise bunch. They could indeed be bit brutal in combat at times, but wise in everyday life nonetheless.


Most of the readers of these words will see something like the bird in the pic above laid out on our Thanksgiving tables. Most. Not all.

Bristol’s neediest families will rarely, if ever, see an image like the one above laid out on their Thanksgiving tables.

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