On a beautiful spring day a client called asking for help in getting a landscaping business started. All he needed was a weed trimmer and a leaf blower. We wrote down his request and said we’d call him when something came in. The same morning a volunteer was cleaning up a pile of stuff that had been deposited outside the clearinghouse. She showed me a pile that was unsuitable for keeping. Amidst the “junk” were a weed trimmer and a ...