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Stephanie Sauter and Paul Kelly - $84 Club Members - 4/16/2006
People seem to be overwhelmed with our biggest social problems so they do nothing. I love that FOF shows that all any of us can do is just get out there and do something. That's how FOF was begun 10 years ago and that's how FOF continues to grow. There may not not be one big answer to hunger and homelessness, but there are a lot of little answers.
I like that being involved with FOF is being involved with people. When you volunteer, you have the opportunity to share a few hours with people you may not know in your everyday life, the other volunteers and the workers and the people in line. I think it's good for all of us to get to know a little more about each other.
I was struck by the kids in line with their parents. We all read statistics about homelessness and familes, but until you see kids in a food line, statistics don't mean much. The experience of extending a hand and having a hand extend back was very powerful. The FOF serving experience leaves you with a sense not that you gave something, but that something was shared.
-Stephanie
FOF is not just serving hungry people but more importantly, opportunity and hope.
I like that FOF is grass roots and that all the money that is donated is spent on getting people fed and getting people work.
At the serving, Charles shared his journey from urban camping to being an apartment dweller which was very informative and very impressive. I was also really impressed with the work crew. The work crew seemed like they were invested in their work and like they cared about being there. It didn't feel like charity, it felt like a job was being done by people who cared about their work.
-Paul
I like that being involved with FOF is being involved with people. When you volunteer, you have the opportunity to share a few hours with people you may not know in your everyday life, the other volunteers and the workers and the people in line. I think it's good for all of us to get to know a little more about each other.
I was struck by the kids in line with their parents. We all read statistics about homelessness and familes, but until you see kids in a food line, statistics don't mean much. The experience of extending a hand and having a hand extend back was very powerful. The FOF serving experience leaves you with a sense not that you gave something, but that something was shared.
-Stephanie
FOF is not just serving hungry people but more importantly, opportunity and hope.
I like that FOF is grass roots and that all the money that is donated is spent on getting people fed and getting people work.
At the serving, Charles shared his journey from urban camping to being an apartment dweller which was very informative and very impressive. I was also really impressed with the work crew. The work crew seemed like they were invested in their work and like they cared about being there. It didn't feel like charity, it felt like a job was being done by people who cared about their work.
-Paul