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DaHanna Walker - 6/18/2006
FOF gives me the opportunity to step out of my little bubble of a world and reach out to help others. Hearing the thank yous from the people that are served is a win/win situation. Even if I'm not in the best of moods that day I leave feeling much better. And in this case, payback is instant!
FOF works out the hope muscle. Every time I come and hear the stories of the graduates, of the people who at one time (or many times) have stood in that food line or worked on the work crew, and every time I witness the award ceremony I always get a little choked up. It tears at my heartstrings, and at the same time builds my hope. It hits very close to home for me too, as I have a family member in San Francisco that could use this organization, this support, and the hope it provides. I see her face every time I come here. You have to tear a muscle a little in order for it to get stronger. Right now there is only one FOF but we can always hope!
This past Thanksgiving I stayed in town and attended the FOF feeding. When we were told we would be giving out backpacks to each person in line and walking them through from beginning to end I got nervous for a minute - what am I going to say to folks? But it was great talking to all the different people, especially a high school student. He was with his whole family and they all got backpacks. We talked about school and how he was determined to graduate.
-DaHanna
FOF works out the hope muscle. Every time I come and hear the stories of the graduates, of the people who at one time (or many times) have stood in that food line or worked on the work crew, and every time I witness the award ceremony I always get a little choked up. It tears at my heartstrings, and at the same time builds my hope. It hits very close to home for me too, as I have a family member in San Francisco that could use this organization, this support, and the hope it provides. I see her face every time I come here. You have to tear a muscle a little in order for it to get stronger. Right now there is only one FOF but we can always hope!
This past Thanksgiving I stayed in town and attended the FOF feeding. When we were told we would be giving out backpacks to each person in line and walking them through from beginning to end I got nervous for a minute - what am I going to say to folks? But it was great talking to all the different people, especially a high school student. He was with his whole family and they all got backpacks. We talked about school and how he was determined to graduate.
-DaHanna