The Bonfires of Social Enterprise with Romy Gingras of Gingras Global | Social Enterprise | Entrepreneurship in Detroit
Season 1: Buckets of Rain#33
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise with Romy Gingras interviewed Chris Skellenger, the founder of nine-year-old non-profit organization Buckets of Rain. The home base of this organization is Traverse City, Michigan. From August 20th through Sunday, August 23rd downtown Traverse City is flooded with voices, all singing one song for the benefit of Buckets of Rain, This Land is Your Land. Skellenger is leading the sing-a-long. He told Romy that after singing the same song, for about 1,000 time, he can hardly see straight.
Skellenger started Buckets of Rain as part of his mission work to feed hungry people in Africa. The name of the organization comes from an irrigation device that he and a colleague device to help capture rain and irrigate arid land so that food can be grown. He tells the tale of why he set up shop in Detroit, in some of its most blighted communities, which do not have grocery stores or access to fresh fruits and vegetables. These areas are called Food Deserts. Skellenger and Gingras also talk about the impact the garden is having on nearby residents and a handful of homeless shelters run by the Detroit Rescue Ministries.
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