Thank you so much for your input M! My husband and I are so excited to meet everyone. We briefly met Gail at a cocktail party at another hotel a few years ago. We too are donating beans. Hoping to talk to Gail more about helping in other ways. We are also thinking about volunteering at St Anthoneys. Oh and I have already removed some of the utensils from my pack pile! Sorry we will miss you,maybe next year! Have a great time!