Friday night dinner
posted: August 17, 2008 | category: community, faith, homelessness
tags: downtown, Food Not Bombs, free meals, Greensboro, homeless needs, hunger, police
Tim, Lowell and I spent Friday afternoon in the kitchen of the Salvation Army church cooking and preparing the evening meal. Tim and Lowell cook regularly for Food Not Bombs, and they are pros in the kitchen.
We cooked/prepared/baked: baked beans, baked yams, barbecued pork chops, chicken and pasta, pasta and vegetables, mixed green salad, cakes […]
Feeding the people: two down, one to go
posted: August 15, 2008 | category: community, faith, homelessness
tags: free meals, homeless needs, hunger
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the sky after shopping
Friday’s breakfast
after the rush
serving it up!
My friends Tim, Janet, Steve,Vicky, Travis, Deb, Justin, Brian, Jerry, Marshall and I (and the guys from the Grace small group — sorry, I can’t remember everyone’s names!) have received lots of help […]
Read More..>>Feeding homeless and hungry friends this week: What we still need
posted: August 13, 2008 | category: community, homelessness
tags: day center, free meals, homeless needs, hunger, you can help
A bunch of us are collaborating to feed homeless and hungry friends for breakfast tomorrow and Friday, and also dinner on Friday, since we found out that the Hospitality House is closed this week. We’re planning for 180-200 people at each meal. Some people have asked what we still need.
Need:
whole bananas and/or cut up […]
Read More..>>Yes, we have no bananas
posted: August 13, 2008 | category: community, homelessness
tags: free meals, homeless needs, hunger, you can help
My friend Tim and I have spent the past couple of days getting things together to do breakfast tomorrow and breakfast and dinner on Friday for a lot of homeless and hungry people. (We’re not sure how many, but we’re preparing for 180-200 people at each of the three meals, just in case.) In the […]
Read More..>>We should just start saving the world
posted: August 7, 2008 | category: community
tags: homeless needs, politics
Val sent me a link to this awesome post
“…instead of sitting around figuring out the best way to save the world, we should just start saving the world. It’s too late for more think tanks. We need do tanks. Thirsty people need water. Hungry people need food. It’s not any more complicated unless we make […]
Simple dreams
posted: August 5, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless needs, hunger
“I want to end hunger. No one should be homeless without someone who cares. I keep it simple.”
My formerly homeless friend Tim dreams simple but big. He has what he needs now, and he’s focused on helping other people. He’s making progress, too. Go, Tim. Good man.
Donate toys for homeless kids in High Point
posted: July 28, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless needs, youth
Via email, from Partnering to End Chronic Homelessness:
The United Way of Greater High Point, is holding their Annual Toy Drive for Homeless and Foster Care children. Financial and toy donations should be sent or delivered to the United Way of Greater High Point office, located at 201 Church Street in High Point, or the management […]
Best birthday gift
posted: June 27, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless needs, video, you can help
This is what I’m doing for my birthday:
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I just have to decide which of the many homeless helping organizations to choose as the receiver. Maybe I’ll just make a list. That whole “it’s better to give than receive” thing? I’ve definitely discovered that it’s so, so true. I never want […]
