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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Free Dinners Are Served to Families in Need

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It sadens me to read and hear how families are going hungry.  In this last week I was approached in the parking lot by, clearly the broken hearted, asking for change to buy food.  On the other hand, when I'm out at a restaurant, they all seem to be busier than ever.  It appears we have two different extremes.  So what's the solution?
As a small business owner I believe it's our's, and the church's, responsibility to help those in our community who need help.  Our nation is so far in debt that our government is incapable of giving anymore funding for food.  It seems as if we are always looking to the government to "bail us out" of our financial problems.  We act like children and the government, our parents; believing that there is this unlimited source of money that "grows on trees".  That as an American citizen it is a constitutional right to receive money to solve our bad decisions.  So again I ask, what's the solution?
 My solution is to begin with one small step at a time.  To begin in my community.  The members of my studio have been donating their spare nickels, dimes and quarters to "Change A Life".  Beginning Wednesday, May 6th we will be serving free dinners to those who need help at my studio.  We may only serve 3 or 4 families.  But it's a beginning.  I trust that it will grow and from there we will be able to reach out farther and farther into other communities.  Hopefully other businesses will notice this act of community service and will also get involved.  I've noticed that this has already happened within my business and our members are thinking of other ways we can help those in need.
In closing, small business owners and church leaders, just do something - anything, no matter how small and we'll get through these difficult times together - as a community.
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