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in2herbs

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3. AZ here. Using my own time and money I prepare and deliver food boxes and toiletries to the homeles
Wed Apr 24, 2019, 09:11 AM
Apr 2019

on the street. I have been close to homeless at one time in my life but never as destitute as the street homeless. On Easter some of the homeless recognized me from a prior time of handing out food boxes, etc. I have never felt afraid. In fact, when I pulled off to the side of the road to distribute a box to the homeless person on the other side of the street he came over and the first thing he asked was if I needed some help. He thought I was having car trouble. I take my GS with me (wherever I go) and his friendly presence evokes childhood memories of their pets and gives them some pleasant feelings. On a funny note: a group of four large men I had stopped to serve, after ascertaining what I was there for, opened up the passenger side car door only to be greeted by my 120 lb. GS! He quickly shut the door. However, I let the dog run while serving and chatting so he recognized he didn't need to be afraid. This Easter some of the homeless because they recognized me, allowed me to enter their messaging underground. It was amazing how they've been forced to adapt to communicate with each other. I was told that the police had been through earlier that morning and took away some of the homeless but they told me where they were hiding.

I started doing this on my own when I realized that no charity feeds on Christmas (like they do on Thanksgiving.)

I will continue and expand what I am doing for the homeless, but my emphasis is on charitable contributions to animal rescues here and worldwide. I have nothing to do with people who don't selflessly help others.

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