I saw a show once where this old shoemaker guy gave his last piece of bread to some birds, who were really elves that out of gratitude came back and made lots of shoes for him to sell and......
Wait.... I guess that was a cartoon.
Have you talked to LINK? You know any Boy Scouts? Maybe one of those churches outside town. I think they might do community stuff. Maybe try inmate work programs?
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The church is near, but the road is icy. The bar is far, but I will walk carefully. Old Russian proverb