Yesterday, I volunteered at the LA Mission downtown. Twice a month they hold church services and have a dinner for those who showed up. There were only 4 of us in the beginning, two of which were 13 years old. I think one of them was doing it for school, but the other was with his dad just because. The people there at the mission were really excited that young’uns had come to help. We first poured pitchers of water and distributed them to the tables and then made breakfast sandwiches for them to hand out to people on the street or offer to those that come into the Mission. By the time we finished with that, the first wave had already finished and we prepped for the second. We handed plates to the men coming in and cleaned the tables as they finished.
What overwhelmed me the most was how little effort and time out of my day was necessary to help out. It was so easy, more people should do this. For 2.5 hours out of my evening, I helped feed people who don’t always have a meal coming to them. Each of the men there were pretty grateful. Not that any one person did so much, but it meant something to them that someone would head down and help out. The guys working there and the regular volunteers were pretty cool, most of them had come from the streets and through the Mission, have made it to better places. It really was a nice thing to be a part of. I might go back and do this one again.
Again again, please continue to donate! We still have more to go before we reach our goal! PLEASE HELP!
Thank you and be well,
Jess Lemmon
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