Volunteers of the Week

For me, Food on Foot means there is still so much
good left in a world that tends to fixate on the bad.
Hope and compassion are commodities of immeasurable
worth and with those FOF serves so much more than just
meals. People DO care, and I'm drawn to that.


FOF promotes participation, interaction, and
self-worth. So many people who have fallen into
unfortunate circumstances are willing and able to WORK
for their next meal and FOF encourages this. There is
a sense of "opportunity" that you can read in the eyes
of so many of the participants. Things CAN get
better....lives CAN change.


Just this past week after the feeding, something
really moved me at the "award ceremony" where all the
participants of the cleaning crew are introduced.
There was a genuine sense of pride in the face of
every single participant that came up to receive their
food vouchers. But one woman in particular (Lucy)
upon learning she was chosen as
"runner-up" was sincerely ecstatic. Jumping, clapping,
laughing....it was infectious. Everyone erupted in
applause. Her spirit is what Food on Foot is all
about. You cannot put a value on the satisfaction of
earning an accomplishment, no matter how big or small
the reward might be.

-Michael