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Service—It’s an Attitude: For Father and Daughter Bob and Eileen Nichols, "It's just what we do." By LeAnn Campbell Eileen thought it amusing that the girls’ menu was hot dogs, hamburgers, and smoked sausages. “She (Cora) and her friend are vegetarians. But they know most of us aren’t.” The cookout benefited the Humane Society and soon included other groups. From the beginning, volunteers prepared the food in a certified kitchen, and nonprofit organizations cooked and served. Soon after starting Cooking for a Cause, Cora left the project in Eileen’s hands. “Of all things, that child got a job and moved to New Zealand,” Eileen says. But Cooking for a Cause had become an integral part of the Tuesday market and the lunches still benefit nonprofit groups. Cora and Emily have left home now, but they have that civic-minded attitude that came from their great-grandparents. When Cora attended the University of Wisconsin, she heard about a 50th anniversary National Student Conference and asked if the school would like to host it. The school was interested but not equipped to handle the work involved. Cora wrote the application and spearheaded the conference. She’s now a civil engineer in Perth, Australia, and has worked with Habitat for Humanity and volunteered on water projects in Ethiopia. Emily is a law student at the University of Indiana and does volunteer legal work. Eileen laughs and explains why four generations do so much. “We just can’t sit still.” In a more serious moment, she says she views her community as the whole world. “I can’t impact the world, but I can impact the local situation.” Webb City Farmers’ Market Enhances the Community This year the market will be open Saturdays in June and July, from 9 a.m. until noon, during which time nonprofit groups can participate and entertain. The market sponsors a Kids’ Community Garden in cooperation with Webb City School District. The garden is not limited to children in the Webb City schools. Mentors, primarily from the Missouri University Extension Master Gardeners program, help kids raise produce and teach them to display and sell it at the Farmers’ Market. An educational program teaches immigrant farmers how to use locally appropriate growing techniques. Workshops for the general public cover food safety, vegetable fertility, composting, pest control, and preserving water quality. 
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