We give to them,'' the Ladera resident said. What would be lost is an organization that teaches you can have a full and joyous life in the face of life-threatening disease. This is a tremendous resource. It is easy to see how Second Harvest can tap into New Economy corporate culture like few other non-profits. It looks, acts and sounds like one of them .
Receptionists wear cordless headsets.
No phone goes unanswered, so as not to annoy impatient Internet-generation donors. E-mail is answered promptly. It is a testimonial to the non-profit's ability to network the wired world. Last year, two valley start-ups competed to see which could deliver the most turkeys. Though it receives about 10 percent of its food donations through its association with the national organization America's Second Harvest, the local operation is financially autonomous.