We met Marvin "Pee Wee" Schulz in the hall as we came back from the Dining Room after supper this evening. He has been involved since the beginning 10 years ago of volunteers producing and selling Palm Crosses here in Seward, NE. They surpassed the 100,000. mark last fall. Most of them cut from Northern Red Cedar trees which grow abundantly in this area. Not only is the work on the crosses all done by volunteers but even the "raw product" of cedar logs cut and provided by volunteers. They have established their own 501 (c) 3 organization, have been given a downtown building, and are staffed by some 30 individuals, both men and women. All proceeds for the sale of the crosses is dispersed to charitable organizations. Crosses have been distributed to every state and to many foreign countries. A truck stop on I-80 just 6-miles south of Seward has been of great help in the distribution. For many of the volunteers, getting together with others in the production task, is their main source of social interaction. The crosses in the box that Pee Wee brought up to Brookdale, need a final touch and buffing. That will be done by some of the residences up here. It is important to their well being to know of their continued contribution to society.
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